Though the influence of Chaucer upon Greene has been commented upon from time to time by various critics, the similarity that exists between The Clerk's Tale and Pandosto has apparently gone unnoticed. This is in a manner surprising, since the two pieces show resemblances that run true throughout—in characters, in situations, and in general plot-structure. There is a lack, however, of parallel passages; and this may account somewhat for their not having been linked up before now. Greene's method in employing his material, too, has blurred the original outline, though it has by no means disguised it beyond recognition.