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elements-14927	Elements; Morales, Taylor	Raptus et Romaunce: Discussing the Incongruities of Chaucer and Feminism	2022	10	.pdf	application/pdf	5507	252	60	As the raptus statutes in England at the time were encompassing to the three di,erent facets of the term—sexual assault, abduction, and theft—when dealing with cases brought to the legal system, it is hard to retroactively pinpoint the exact o,ense that one Geo,rey Chaucer was found guilty of in his case of raptus against Cecilia Chaumpaigne in 1380. Touching on Sidhu’s comparison of William Langland to Geo,rey Chaucer when looking at their ability to use obscene comedy as a vehicle for political challenging, I would like to add that the reason Chaucer was more successful in his critique of the societal status quo— referring to the perceptions of women specifically— because of his physical proximity to London.	cache/elements-14927.pdf	txt/elements-14927.txt