The Pardoner's Tale.
The pardoner's tale is a morality tale because of it's moral at the end and it's human characters. The Moral of the story is not to be looking for death or you will find him. Some of it's human characters are Harry, dick, Tom and the old man. It's human characters are a feature because if the characters were not human it would be a fable. And a moral in the story is the reason why it's a morality tale. This explains why it's morality tale.
The Nun's Priest.
The Nun's Priest story is a fable because of it's animal characters and it's moral at the end. Chaunticleer the cock is it's main character and the protagonist and Sir Russel Fox is the antagonist and also the catalyst. They are both not human characters.The moral of the story is to not fall for flattery and to keep your mouth shut when it's supposed to be shut. This explains why The Nun's Priest's story is a fable
The Wife of Bath
The wife of bath is a folk tale because of it's ordinary people and it teaches us not to flirt with everyone and don't think you are more important and better than people around you. It also has a small bit of of magic, when the old woman turned into a beautiful lady at the end The ordinary person is Amanda who's just a normal girl. It is also set in a realistic setting which is the fields and the castle. A small bit of magic, it has ordinary folk, a normal setting and a lesson at the end. This explains why The Wife of Bath's tale is a folk tale.
The Knight's tale.
The Knight's tale is a Chivalric Romance because it is about love and has a battle at the end. Also it could never happen. The two main characters (Arcite and Palamon) fall in love with Emily. This is the romance part of the tale. As a result of the love between the man and Emily, the two have a jousting competition and the winner get's Emily as a wife. This is the part where the battle takes place which results in the death of Arcite. This explains why The Knight's tale is a chivalric romance.
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