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Who would a knight encounter?
Obviously, a knight would encounter a dragon as a typical stereotype from the fairy tales told to children at a small age. When and if the knight wins, then he gets to marry the princess that the dragon had "kidnapped" and kept prisoner.
What pilgrim would you travel with in The Canterbury Tales?
It would depend on the specific pilgrim and the purpose of the journey. Each pilgrim in Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" has their own unique personality and quirks, so the best choice would be someone with whom you would enjoy engaging in conversation and sharing stories.
Who is chosen to tell the first tale in Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer never finished the Canterbury Tales. There were about 30 pilgrims and each was supposed to tell 2 tales on the way there and 2 tales on the way back, which means 4 tales in total for each person. He didn't even finish some of the tales, like the Cook's. Because he didn't finish it, we don't know who wins the contest. The most famous and popular ones are the Wife of Bath's tale and the Knight's tale.
Why did the pilgrims in Canterbury Tales gather?
All of the characters in the Canterbury Tales are pilgrims, and the main reason they are traveling is to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. To be more specific about individual motivations though, you would have to specify a character by more than "pilgrim."
What was a typical day for a knight?
A typical day for a knight was serving his lord which gave him land money and protection if the knight would fight for him against other lords
How much does the miller weight in Canterbury Tales?
In "The Canterbury Tales," the Miller is described as a large and brawny man, so he would likely have a weight that corresponds to his size and strength. Chaucer does not provide an exact weight for the Miller in the text.
If 'The Canterbury Tales' were to be rewritten in a modern setting where in the United States would the pilgrims be heading?
Graceland or the World Series
What kind of people would be in The Canterbury Tales?
People from all classes of society: nobles, merchants, laborers, clergy...
In Chaucer's time it would have been more common to write a literary work such as The Canterbury Tales in .?
French or Latin
Which character in The Canterbury Tales would have belonged to the lowest rung in the feudal society of Chaucer's time?
In Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the character that would likely have belonged to the lowest rung in feudal society is the Plowman. The Plowman is depicted as a hardworking and virtuous laborer, fitting the profile of a low-ranking peasant in medieval society.
What sub genre of prose is The Canterbury Tales?
"Fiction" is the immediate sub genre of "prose" for The Canterbury Tales. All literature is divided into two categories, prose (standard written literature) and poetry (literature in verse). Prose is then subdivided into fiction and non-fiction. The sub genre of fiction for The Canterbury Tales would be "short stories."
What is happening in The Canterbury Tales?
The Canterbury Tales is about 30 men and women going on a pilgrimage to visit the shrine of Thomas a Becket, a martyr for the Roman Church, along the way the pilgrims each have to tell a story as a source of entertainment.
