The Role of Women in Chaucer's Writings
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Social Satire, Chaucer work, theological systemsAbstract
The subject of who held the upper hand in a man's relationship with a woman was crucial throughout the entire Middle Ages. Every day, men and women fought for the right to be regarded as more superior than one another in the realms of love, sensuality, and marriage. Because of their low standing in the community, completing this mission proved difficult. They were financially dependent on their male counterparts, and most of them did not complete high school. Moreover, the Church's sentiments significantly helped to perpetuating the idea that women are insufficient. The Church's views echoed the cultural norm that women should be subservient to men even as natural creatures. Since she was created from Adam's ribs, woman had no right to claim social superiority and must instead submit to man in all respects. In some theological systems, women were considered Flesh while men were considered Reason. In Chaucer's Own Parsons Story, the Parson preaches a sermon titled "The Fall of Man," in which he makes it clear that man's fall is the product of his own acts.
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