Free Hand Notes: Chaucer:The Nun's Priest's Tale
:The Nun’s Priest’s Tale:Free hand notes for MA student of English Question: Write an essay on Chaucer’s use of dream in The Nun’s Priest’s Tale. Answer: Dream plays a vital role in Chaucer’s The Nun’s Priest’s Tale. Dream is a significant feature in medieval literature. Chaucer shows considerable individuality in employing dream in his tale. It is because of the use of dream that his The nun’s Priest’s Tale does not remain a mere beast fable, rather it becomes a story of human fate, predestination, contemporary philosophy and science. Moreover, Chaucer defines the husband-wife relationship in term of dream. Finally, introduction of dream in this tale shows Chaucer’s wide learning and his ability to make a story pregnant with enduring human interest. First of all, Chaucer uses dream to show contemporary beliefs and interpretations regarding it. We see that Chaunticleer is much affected by his bad dream precisely because he believes in the veracity of dream. He groans in his throat like