The Canterbury Tales · Character
Canace
A princess with a magic ring in the Squire's Tale.
minor
Also known as Canacé
First appearance: The Squire's Tale
Canace shows up with force in The Squire's Tale. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Daughter of King Cambuscan, recipient of a magical ring that enables her to understand bird speech.
Canace first appears in 0036 the squire s tale.
In The Squire's Tale: Daughter of King Cambuscan, recipient of a magical ring that enables her to understand bird speech.
Later, in The Squire's Tale: Daughter of King Cambuscan, recipient of the magical ring and mirror.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Magic and gentility
- Comic and authorial figures
- Moral exemplars and advisors
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
This passage marks the story's dramatic climax because it shifts the focus from the external, ritualistic acts…
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