The Canterbury Tales Plot Summaries & Analysis
by
Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales are presented as a collection of tales or stories. This section of the study guide contains a summary of each tale/story and an analysis.
- » General Prologue
- » The Knight's Tale
- » The Miller's Tale
- » The Reeve's Tale
- » The Cook's Tale
- » The Man of Law's Tale
- » The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale
- » The Friar's Tale
- » The Summoner's Tale
- » The Clerk's Tale
- » The Merchant's Tale
- » The Squire's Tale
- » The Franklin's Tale
- » The Physician's Tale
- » The Pardoner's Tale
- » The Shipman's Tale
- » The Tale of Sir Thopas
- » The Tale of Melibee
- » The Monk's Tale
- » The Nun's Priest’s Tale
- » The Second Nun's Tale
- » The Canon's Yeoman’s Tale
- » The Manciple's Tale
- » The Parson's Tale and Chaucer’s Retraction