Summary:
There was a maiden named Virginia who was born to a knight named Virginius. Virginia was extremely beautiful and was coveted by the judge of the town named Apius. Apius plotted to get Virginia for himself by claiming in the court of justice that Virginia belonged to him and not Virginius. Since Virginius could not do anything, he killed his daughter out of love, and the town imprisoned Apius and hung his partner.
1.) Chaucer described the maiden's beauty by referring to how nature had painted her the way she is.
(Refer to Eli Esparza, Miranda Nillo, Danny Luu, and Lesther Valenzuela's blogs for the rest of the indirect characterizations.)
2.) Chaucer's purpose in telling this tale lies at the end with the statement, "Forsake sin or for sin you'll be forsaken." With the faulty errors of our ways serving as the theme of this tale, Chaucer clearly writes a story of a man who pays for his sins, which sends the message to his readers that sin will always find you out.
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