The Comparison's Tale

Okay, so the only stories I heard today had to do with lies, and adultery. These are the exact two things that I read about in my group with our story. I heard about the Miller's tale, and the Wife of Bath. Ours was the Shipman's tale, and in all three of these tales by Chaucer, the woman lies, cheats, and deceives her suitor. Actually, the Wife of Bath is just a prostitute, so she doesn't really count as much when it comes to cheating. But, what I found in common with all of these tales is that Chaucer likes to satirize the way that humans lived, and what was considered wrong, and made it into a joke to be learned from. Each theme had to do with either trustworthiness, or foolishness and gullibility.