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Out of all of my options, I think I like the Canterbury Tales the best.

For the three stories, I would like to rewrite the tale in a more modern setting, I like the idea of them being on an airplane, train, bus, or boat. I am not sure where they would be traveling to yet but maybe a tour or something like that. I would be introducing three new characters on this trip and telling their stories. Though I will have new characters with new backgrounds, occupations, and stories to tell, I think it would be fun to take the main theme of three of Chaucer's Tales and write my tales with the same themes. I haven't settled on specifics yet, however, wealth, love, competition, and deceitfulness seem to be prevalent in the tales.

However, writing three new characters with backstories and tales might end up being too long. In which case, I could make one new character, giving them a long introduction and then having them tell two stories as was Chaucer's original intention.

Some resources I found to help me:

wikipedia This article is not only really extensive, it has links to all of the characters and their stories. 

gatewaytotheclassics This is a retelling by Eva March Tappan

shmoop This article explores the themes in the book.

wikimedia The Knight

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