Many of the characters in Chaucer's The Franklin's Tale put up a good fight for being the most noble. However all characters fall short of the lady Dorigen. Her nobleness is shown throughout the story with her love and compassion for her husband and her longing for him to return home safely. The other characters Arviragus and the squire Aurelius and the magician all are not as truthful as the lady Dorigen.

Dorigen's noble side emerges when the squire Aurelius professes his love for her. All Dorigen wants if for her husband to return home safely. That is why she tells Aurelius to make the rocks go away and she will be his lover. She never for one second thought he would actually be able to move them (or make it seem like he moved them). Dorigen always stays loyal to her husband which is one of the...