IF a story is to be a chivalric romance then it has to have courtly love and chivalric Knights. The Knights tale is a perfect example of a chivalric romance.
Palamon and Arcite fall in love with Emily at first sight, there's a joust at the end, and the more chivalric knight wins Emily's love. These examples prove it's chivalric romance because there are two Knights that fight for the affection of Emily. You can tell that Palamon and Arcite are chivalric Knights because when one of them escaped, the other one didn't tell anyone that he had escaped. It's also a chivalric romance because when there's the joust Arcite prays that he wins the battle and he does but Palamon still ends up getting Emily affection because he's more chivalric than Arcite. In conclusion, the Knights tale is a chivalric romance because there is romance between the two Knights and Emily and chivalric Knights(Palamon,Arcite)
The Nuns Preist's Tale
A fable has a moral which seeks to explain things about life and talking animals which are animals with human characteristics. The Nuns Preist tale is a perfect example of a Fable. Sir Russell Fox says "Go away, you stupid yokels! I've got the cock now. And I'm going to eat him up!" to the Town Folk. This indicates that the Nuns Preist is a fable because Sir Russell Fox is talking when he's an animal. Another example of Sir Russell Fox talking is when he tell Chaunticleer "Don't run away. I'm an opera fan! I've come to listen to your beautiful voice". This tale is also a fable because there is a moral in it. This moral is that you should always be on your gaurd against flatterers as Chantecleer and Sir Russell fox both tricked each other. This is shown at the end when the Nuns Preist talks to the audience and delivers the moral.
In Conclusion the Nuns Preist is a fable because it has talking animals and a moral.
The Wife of Bath
If a story is to be a folk tale it has to sound realistic has peasants or common folk and, even some make believe elements and usually seeks to explain things about life or nature. The Wife of Bath is a perfect example of this. There is a old peasant lady. There are common town folk that gather for Sir Codbrains execution. At the end when Sir Codsbrain kisses the old peasent lady she turns into a beautiful lady. It tells us that you should not flirt with random women which is the thing it explains about life. Those examples also show that there are peasents aka the old peasent lady. The examples also show that there is some make believe elements because otherwise the old peasent lady would not turn into a beautiful lady. The wife of bath also tells us something about life which is that you should not flirt with random pretty women. The conclusion is that the Wife of Bath is a Folk Tale because it has peasants, some make believe elements and a life lesson.
The Pardoners tale
A morality tale has to have a moral. The Pardoners Tale is a perfect example of a morality tale. It has a moral which is 'if you go looking for Death you will be sure to find it'. This happens in the story when Tom,Dick and Harry go looking for Death because he killed Ambrosius but all they find is gold, but their greed was so great it killed all three of them. This makes the Pardoners Tale a morality tale because it has a moral. The conclusion is that The Pardoners Tale is a morality tale because it has a moral.
