In the book Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer, gives us a .
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 .
all the stories up in order to win the argument with Pertelote, but, .
this seems unlikely because he does not take heed to his own advice .
and stay away from the fox that encounters him later. He is educated .
enough to know these supposed quotations but not intelligent enough to .
understand the real meaning of them. It is if he simply brings because.
they help him win the argument with his spouse and not because he .
actually believes what they say. Chaucer is using the idea that the .
Aristocracy has schooling throughout their childhood, but it is only .
done to have seemingly important but empty conversations.
His physical appearance is also described with such beautiful passion .
that it makes us think Chaunticleer is heaven on earth. "His comb was .
redder than fine coral, and crenellated like a castle wall; his bill .
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