CHAUCER’S THE CANTERBURY TALES: A REFLECTION OF MEDIEVAL SOCIETY

Abstract

This article explore how Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales reflects the social, moral, and cultural structure of medieval English society. The research examines the representation of various social classes such as the nobility, clergy, merchants, and peasants through the characters of the pilgrims. Descriptive and analytical methods are used to interpret how Chaucer’s language, humor, and satire reveal the moral values and contradictions of fourteenth-century England. The findings show that The Canterbury Tales serves not only as a literary masterpiece but also as a realistic mirror of medieval life, exposing the complexity, diversity, and hierarchy of its society.