3. what do the parables in "the monk's tale" tell us about the intentions of chaucer?

Parables in "The Monk's Tale":

‘The Monk’s Tale’ is a collection of tragedies derived from various sources including Biblical and historical and also memory and folklore besides others, through which Chaucer wants to bring forth the idea that prosperity is not everlasting.

One should not trust in prosperity as it belies faith. Through these parables Chaucer wants to convey the message that fortune may change as it is  changing frequently.  The monk offers the first ever known meaning of a tragedy.

if you want me to check your answer i agree with what you put. i read the story

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.