In the Prologue it gave descriptive details about all twenty-nine characters along with their stories and a lesson at the end to help the reader take something away from each one. It helps you directly and indirectly form an opinion of each character and their up bringing.
In the Pardoners Tale it talked about these men who wanted to escape death and came across treasure and planned to escape with it when night comes. They end up killing each other out of greed, therefore creating the saying “greed is the root of all evil.”
In the wife of Baths tale it talked about women’s greatest desire. The old woman gives the knight the choice of having her as a wife or a younger, more beautiful woman. This showed that woman just want to be loved and to be able to have control over men and marriage.
Elizabeth leko 