ce things out Chaucer inserts the tale of the Franklin, which states that equality is the best. Who is right, who is wrong? This is the age-old question. Today this battle is still breaking up relationships. This issue will never be universally resolved. The theme of superstition is a common one still used today. When people have trouble explaining strange occurrences or want to prove a point they will often times resort to a tale of superstition or of control by a higher being. The Greeks used gods, Chaucer's pilgrims used the church (Virgin Mary), and today God or the aliens are used to explain things. In the Prioress's tale the faith of a small child in the Virgin Mary is used to explain miracles. In times of high stress, such a death, the supernatural is used to comfort. Catholics will use the ritual of rosary reciting to assure themselves that their loved loves have been prayed into heaven. The supernatural is used today, as in all time, to explain situations that people have difficulty accepting.The nature of man is the same today, yesterday, and tomorrow. Technology has allowed man to advance, but the driving force of man remains the same. Honor will always be a key virtue to posses. The sovereignty questions will always arise in relationships and the belief in the supernatural will always survive as long as there is the unexplained. Chaucer writing in the vernacular allows man to see man as he really is and should be. Those instincts of needing to be accepted, safe and have sex will always drive and get man in sticky situations. The consistency of nature allows man to see that they are really not that complex and ever evolving. The comfort is really all about getting your needs meet. When man attempts to get his wants met before his needs problems occur....
