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Geoffrey Chaucer used irony and satire in his characters in The Canterbury Tales. For example, the Knight is depicted as a virtuous hero, but most knights during that time actually fought without loyalty for money as part of "free companies". The Pardoner is shown as greedy and using his position for personal gain, reflecting how pardoners truly operated. The Monk is loud and enjoys secular activities like hunting rather than adhering to religious rules, contrary to how monks were expected to behave. Throug
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