Question

What idea does the description of the prioress in the prologue to Chaucer’s “the Canterbury tales” convey?

Answer 1

C. She believed that courtly manners would earn her great respect.

Step-by-step explanation:

She was at pains to counterfeit the look

Of courtliness, and stately manners took,

And would be held worthy of reverence.

Answer 2

She was not a person devoted to fashion and courtly manners.