Sadnesse in The Clerk’s Tale.

Consider the significance of sadnesse in The Clerk’s Tale. What various meanings does this term take on? How does the concept relate to Chaucer’s vision of femininity?
Paper instructions:
Please compose a 8-10 page essay on this topic. Your paper should be grounded in minute analysis of properly cited text. Do not simply summarize the work’s treatment of your chosen topic; rather, analyze how the work’s treatment of your chosen topic serves the work’s goals. When you approach the work you are analyzing as an active document with an agenda. Your essay should be double spaced, with one inch margins, and composed in times new roman twelve point font. 2-4 secondary sources relevant to your chosen topic. Please cite your edition of Chaucer and your secondary sources at the end of your paper using MLA format.