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All of these sound too much alike and i'm sick of asking questions about the Canterbury Tales, but this one is annoying because it could be any of them... okay here goes. Please give me the correct answer. : ) haha obviously

Chaucer's Characterization

a) uses the same basic techniques that writers use today
b) is based on dialogue rather than action
c) never shows the reader what the character is feeling
d) shows the characters as basic types rather than as believable individuals...

thanks guys!!!

Answer 1

a- no writers today do not use that style

b-- it has action think of the knights tale

c. he never goes into depth for any character

d .yes in my opinion. He calls them the knight, the baker! so they do not truly have individual names.

I hope my reason match yours.

Answer 2

It can't be b, and c is generally true, but "never" is too strong (he describes how the Clerk feels, for instance, and the Wife of Bath also)--a is tempting because it's so vague, but I'd go with d, since he relies on stereotypes about class and gender.