towards marriage. Some of these ideas are very traditional, such as that illustrated in the Franklin's Tale. On the other hand, other tales present a liberal view, such as the marriages portrayed in the Miller's and The Wife of Bath's tales. While several of these tales are rather comical, they do indeed depict the attitudes towards marriage at that time in history. D.W. Robertson, Jr. calls marriage "the solution to the problem of love, the force which directs the will which is in turn the source of moral action" (Robertson, 88). "Marriage in Chaucer's time meant a union between spirit and flesh and was thus part of the marriage between Christ and the Church" (Bennett, 113). The Canterbury Tales show many abuses of this sacred bond, as will be discussed below.

One example of corruption in marriage is The Miller's Tale. This tale includes a lecherous clerk, a vain clerk, and an old man entangled in a web of deceit and adultery constru

"She thanked hym, and with ful greet humblesse

In summation, comparing Alison's adultery and infidelity to Dorigen's faithful love to Arvegus and the wife of bath's attitude toward chastity or lack thereof, we have seen Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales portray the concept of marriages in several different ways.

Were in this world, is right ynough for me

I woot as wel as ye, it is no drede,

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