Any form of writing will reflect its surroundings. The Canterbury Tales was written during the medieval time period. To began with, when you think medieval times you think kings, queens, death by judgement, and power. "That dampned was this knyght for to be deed,
By cours of lawe, and sholde han lost his heed", lines 897-898. Monarch was most definitely in power. For the king and queen decide who is to live and die under their rule. Also during this time period the church was still slowly but surly incorporating God into most stories. "And come agayn right at the yeres ende,With swich answere as God wolde hym purveye;And taketh his leve, and wendeth forth his weye", lines 922-923. Lastlty, the knight in the tale ends the story with the right way to please his wife. "My lady and my love, and wyf so deere,I put me in youre wise governance. Cheseth yourself, which may be moost plesance And moost honour to yow and me also.I do no fors the wheither of the two; For, as yow liketh, it suffiseth me" lines 1236- 1241. In every story there is a hidden meaning. The knight learned from his mistakes and lived a happy life with the help of a good hearted person.