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The Canterbury Tales is a great assortment of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer. Each individual story is told by a pilgrim from the voyage to Canterbury. "The Prioress' Tale" was a Miracle of the Virgin story, told by the Prioress. Another tale is "The Nun's Priest's Tale" which is a Beast Fable. Then there is "The Pardoner's Tale", which is an Exemplum. The genres of The Canterbury Tales help shape the entire story.
In "The Prioress' Tale", the Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus, miraculously aids a follower in the time of need, which is also known as a Miracle of the Virgin tale. A few quotes from the tale support this, one is the following: "Where he lay face upright with throat slit, began to sing ‘Alma Redemptoris' so loud, that all the place began to ring" (Chaucer 291). The little boy's throat had been slit, but since the Virgin Mary had placed the grain on his tongue, he was still able to sing until the grain was taken away. Since the story shows the miracles that can......

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