Theyearis1386andthefirstflowersofspringarehere.AnumberofpilgrimsaregoingtoCanterburytovisitthetombofSaintThomasBecket,andtheyalltellstoriesontheway.Whoshouldbethestrongerinamarriage-thehusbandorthewife?Andwhathappenswhentwomenfallinlovewiththesamewoman?InthesefivestoriesfromGeoffreyChaucer’sCanterburyTaleswefinddifferentanswerstothesequestionsfromtheKnight,theWifeofBath,theClerkofOxford,theMerchant,andtheFranklin.