The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the most famous works not only of the 14th century English literature but of the history of Literature in general. It is the literary creation which is of high importance to the studies of literary criticism as its author managed to create a piece of art which at his time could be understood by all social classes. Actually it was Chaucer’s main aim and we should admit that he did succeed. All the tales from the above mentioned cycle are quite original and interesting but we will try to analyze a few aspects of two of them: “The Knight’s Tale” and “The Miller’s Tale”.
First of all, speaking about “The Knight’s Tale” we should admit that it is one of the most romantic tales in the given collection of Chaucer’s tales; however, there are quite a lot aspects incorporated in it besides the courtly love and we are going to dwell upon the theme of universal balance which is called the Fortune’s wheel in the text.
