What does the “General Prologue” (in the canterbury tales) reveal about the values of society?

How does the text reflect cultural attitudes?
Look for patterns and repetitions. Do certain words, phrases, images or situations recur? Identify what effect those repetitions have.
Identify passages that strike you as highly significant. What do you think the writer did to call attention to a particular passage, and what insight does it give you into the text as a whole?