The Yeoman Study Guide
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The Merchant's Tale
Introduction to the Sergeant-at-law's tale
Epilogue to the Merchant's Tale
Epilogue of the Sergeant-at-law's tale
The Prologue of the Doctor's Tale
The Prologue to the Pardoner's Tale
The Prologue to the tale of Melibeus
The Prologue of the second Nun's Tale
The Prologue of the Monk's tale
The Prologue of the Cannon Assistant's Tale
Prologue of the Nun Priest's Tale
Epilogue to the Nun Priest's Tale
The Prologue of the Wife of Bath's Tale
The Merchant's Tale
A sixty-year-old bachelor named January decides to marry a young and beautiful woman. He searches for a perfect woman, and finally decides on a young girl named May. She is bored by his old looks and poor health, and when a young man named Damien courts her, she accepts. January loses his sight for many weeks, and Damien and May decide to arrange a meeting during this time. When January walks with May in his garden, they stop under a tree, and then May climbs up the tree to frolic with Damien. This goes well, but suddenly and miraculously, January regains his sight, and catches his wife frolicking with Damien. May explains herself by saying that January did not see correctly because his sight was not perfect the moment it suddenly returned. January believes this explanation, and he lives in ignorant bliss with her.
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