Tolliver: 'January is blinded by the deception of his wife'
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Tolliver: 'May is made of masculine fantasy'
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Shores: 'A humorous story about how youth and age do not mix well'
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Ashton: 'This portrayal of married love is firmly on the side of the female'
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Kittredge: 'The Merchants Tale is a contribution to a marriage debate by a disillusioned and cynical husband'
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Burchmore- 'Although the fabliau is often described as the most realistic genre of the middle ages, it is generally recognized that its characters tend to group themselves into a number of familiar types ... who are more caricatures than real people'
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Beidler: 'January sees what he wants to see rather than what is actually before him'
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