The Canterbury Tales: Novel Summary: The Sea captain's tale
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The Sea captain's tale
A merchant in the town of St. Denis had a beautiful and sociable wife. They hosted many parties, and one of the merchant's best friends was a monk named Brother John. Brother John was generous, and gave his friend's servants' generous tips. The merchant invited Brother John over for a holiday hospitality. John has a moment alone with his friend's wife, and she asks him to sleep with her if he'll give her 100 francs. The next day, John meets her husband, who is worried over a loan that he needs to pay. John tells his friend that he has given his wife the money that he owed him, and the merchant happily goes to fix his debt, and when he returns home, he is so happy to be debt-free that he makes love to his wife all night.
When he mentions John's 100 francs, his wife says that she used the money for worthy purposes, and that now she has a debt to her husband, and she will pay him back in the bedroom. He laughs at her witty response, and they all live happily ever after.
The Innkeeper loved this story, and after lots of bawdy laughter, he shifts gears and asks the Prioress to tell the next story.
The Canterbury Tales Study Guide
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- The Canterbury Tales
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- Novel Summary: General Prologue
- Novel Summary: The Knight's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Miller's Prologue
- Novel Summary: The Miller's Tale
- Novel Summary: Prologue of the Reeve's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Reeve's Tale
- Novel Summary: Prologue of the Cook's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Cook's Tale
- Novel Summary: Introduction to the Sergeant-at-law's tale
- Novel Summary: The Sergeant-at-law's tale
- Novel Summary: Epilogue of the Sergeant-at-law's tale
- Novel Summary: The Sea captain's tale
- Novel Summary: The Prioress' tale
- Novel Summary: The Prologue to Sir Topaz
- Novel Summary: Sir Topaz
- Novel Summary: The Prologue to the tale of Melibeus
- Novel Summary: The tale of Meleibeus
- Novel Summary: The Prologue of the Monk's tale
- Novel Summary: The Monk's tale
- Novel Summary: Prologue of the Nun Priest's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Nun Priest's Tale
- Novel Summary: Epilogue to the Nun Priest's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Wife of Bath's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Prologue to the Friar's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Friar's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Prologue to the Summoner's tale
- Novel Summary: The Summoner's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Prologue of the Scholar's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Scholar's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Prologue of the Merchant's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Merchant's Tale
- Novel Summary: Epilogue to the Merchant's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Squire's Tale
- Novel Summary: Epilogue to the Squire's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Franklin's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Doctor's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Prologue of the Doctor's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Prologue to the Pardoner's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Pardoner's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Prologue of the second Nun's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Second Nun's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Prologue of the Cannon Assistant's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Cannon Assistant's Tale
- Novel Summary: The Parson's Prologue
- Novel Summary: The Parson's Tale
- Novel Summary: Author's Valediction
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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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