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What idea does the description of the prioress in the prologue to Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales convey?

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The description of the prioress in the prologue to Chauser's The Canterbury Tsles convey contradictions in her character. On one hand, she wants to be a lady of the court. On the other hand, she's a woman who believes in God.

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C.  She believed that courtly manners would earn her great respect.

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She was at pains to counterfeit the look

Of courtliness, and stately manners took,

And would be held worthy of reverence.

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