The Merchant's Tale - AO5 - Critics & Interpretations 5.0 / 5 based on 4 ratings ? English LiteratureThe Merchant's TaleA2/A-levelOCR Created by: Tahmin28Created on: 08-01-19 21:25 74610293185 Across 1. “Amoral tale reduces all human behaviour to lust and greed.” (8, 4, 5) 5. “The Merchant’s Tale is a contribution to a marriage debate by a disillusioned and cynical husband.” (9, 8) 6. “Misogynistic and bitter ... a story intending to show the deceitfulness of women.” (7, 5) Down 2. “Cynical condemnation of courtly convention.” (5, 6) 3. “January's bending of religious authority to his own selfish purposes.” (6, 7) 4. “Life for women of the gentry was synonymous with marriage.” (3, 7, 5) 7. "Religion itself is bemocked." (7, 8) 8. “The garden is a representation of May's body.” (5, 3) 9. “Chaucer's garden in this tale is of lust and sexuality.” (6, 4) 10. “May is made of masculine fantasy.” (8, 3)
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