stunning tale about a rooster named Chaunticleer. Chaunticleer, who is

the King of his domain in his farmland kingdom. Like a King, he quotes

passages from intellectuals, dreams vivid dreams, has a libido that

runs like a bat out of hell, and is described as a very elegant

looking Rooster. He has every characteristic of a person belonging to

the upper class. Chaucer's hidden meanings and ideas make us think

that the story is about roosters and farm animals, but in reality he

is making the Aristocracy of his time period the subject of his

mockery by making the reader realize how clueless the Aristocracy can

be to the way things are in the real World.

Chaucer describes Chaunticleer in many different ways. One of them

is his language. Chaunticleer's language is that of a scholar. He

quotes many different scriptures in a conversation with Pertelote,

such as, Saint Kenelm, Daniel and Joseph (from the bible), and

Croesus. From each author he tells a story about an individual who had

a vision in a dream and the dream came true. He may have been making

Chaunticleer's character appears to be that of a shallow used car

regal and grandiose as a King. Even though he looks like a million

commitment to his duty as a rooster.

dupe him simply by flattering his voice. "... the reason I came was

name of "consummate pleasure seekers," and not in the name of "reality

salesman. He lies to his spouse about his opinion of women just so he

enough to know these supposed quotations but not intelligent enough to

and stay away from the fox that encounters him later. He is educated

that his description is no longer believable when we realize he is

they help him win the argument with his spouse and not because he

realize that a fox is about to gobble him up! He does have an epiphany

nails whiter than lily; and his color like the burnished gold."

of the upper class, that he is too good to worry about life's little

tories up in order to win the argument with Pertelote, but,

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)