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Title: Euthanasia
Words: 2179
The Shipman's tale shows that owing a loved one money can be a very stressful situation. What extreme means would you take to pay back this loved one you owe? The Shipman's Tale is a tale of a materialistic wife, a mean- spirited monk, and a hardworking merchant. In the tale these characters come together in a love triangle. The Merchant's wife, being in a bind uses the Monk's confession of love and her husband's neglect as an excuse to sleep with the Monk and get the money she owes to her husband. To the Merchants surprise, the money he loaned to the Monk was the same money given to his wife to pay him. The Shipman's tale is a story of love, adultery and money, which are used to control and corrupt the characters in this story. The Shipman, an immoral, heartless man, loves this tale becau ...
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