The Canterbury Tales: Novel Summary: Epilogue of the Sergeant-at-law's tale
Epilogue of the Sergeant-at-law's tale
The Host, apparently drunk, asks the sea captain to tell a bawdier tale in marked contrast to the previous tale of purity and Christian values.
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- Novel Summary: The Prologue to the tale of Melibeus
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- Novel Summary: The Prologue of the Monk's tale
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- Novel Summary: The Prologue to the Summoner's tale
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- Novel Summary: The Prologue of the Scholar's Tale
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- Novel Summary: The Prologue of the Merchant's Tale
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- Novel Summary: The Squire's Tale
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- Novel Summary: The Franklin's Tale
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- Novel Summary: The Prologue of the Doctor's Tale
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- Novel Summary: The Prologue of the second Nun's Tale
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The Canterbury Tales Study Guide
Choose to Continue- The Prologue of the Wife of Bath's Tale
- The Canterbury Tales
- Novel Summary
- General Prologue
- The Knight's Tale
- The Miller's Prologue
- The Miller's Tale
- Prologue of the Reeve's Tale
- The Reeve's Tale
- Prologue of the Cook's Tale
- The Cook's Tale
- Introduction to the Sergeant-at-law's tale
- The Sergeant-at-law's tale
- Epilogue of the Sergeant-at-law's tale
- The Sea captain's tale
- The Prioress' tale
- The Prologue to Sir Topaz
- Sir Topaz
- The Prologue to the tale of Melibeus
- The tale of Meleibeus
- The Prologue of the Monk's tale
- The Monk's tale
- Prologue of the Nun Priest's Tale
- The Nun Priest's Tale
- Epilogue to the Nun Priest's Tale
- The Wife of Bath's Tale
- The Prologue to the Friar's Tale
- The Friar's Tale
- The Prologue to the Summoner's tale
- The Summoner's Tale
- The Prologue of the Scholar's Tale
- The Scholar's Tale
- The Prologue of the Merchant's Tale
- The Merchant's Tale
- Epilogue to the Merchant's Tale
- The Squire's Tale
- Epilogue to the Squire's Tale
- The Franklin's Tale
- The Doctor's Tale
- The Prologue of the Doctor's Tale
- The Prologue to the Pardoner's Tale
- The Pardoner's Tale
- The Prologue of the second Nun's Tale
- The Second Nun's Tale
- The Prologue of the Cannon Assistant's Tale
- The Cannon Assistant's Tale
- The Parson's Prologue
- The Parson's Tale
- Author's Valediction
- Character Profiles
- Metaphor Analysis
- Theme Analysis
- Top Ten Quotes

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