Independence?

According to Chaucer, women want to do whatever they want. In other words, they want to have control over other people. Although I do want to do what I please and have control over other people, I disagree with him because I want something else. Definitely, I cannot generalize about every woman because we are quite unique and our requests may differ; therefore there is not a universal truth for all of us. Thus, I can only express my desires. During my whole life I have thought of myself as being very independent, but what I want the most is protection. I want someone to be there for me every time I need; I want someone I can rely on. And that is what I have been looking for in my entire life. I simply want to depend on somebody.

Are we being truthful?

Honestly, I do not really enjoy reading poetry. This might be a consequence of my lack of connection with my inner emotions. Anyway, I have to understand that I cannot prejudge poems. I might find some of them completely interesting.

Chaucer, in my opinion, is proclaiming truth as a way of living. He is stating that if you are honest, you should have no fear. He is advising people to be honest to each other apart from other things such as “be satisfied with what you have” and “Restrain yourself from controlling other’s deeds” (Truth, Chaucer).


Nowadays, we can observe that envy plays a fundamental role in our societies. Therefore, we can very well apply this phrase: "for greed entails hate and social climbing uncertainty”. It is very interesting to notice that religious is present in this poem. He definitely sounds like a priest. It does make sense in my life because I highly appreciate truth as an incredibly relevant value in my life.


This poem was written a long time ago, but we can still recognize some key elements present in our society. Should we follow Chaucer’s advice?

Epic Poem

When we talk about an epic poem, I immediately think about “El Cantar del Mio Cid”. Epic poem is the type of poem which consists of different heroes and antiheroes. However, in English, the best example of an epic poem is Beowulf. After reading this poem I can present some features that define an epic poem. Firstly, it is supposedly to be part of history; although, that cannot be proved. It also shows a story with heroic characters. Usually, it talks about kingdoms and wars.