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In Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales," the characters are all pilgrims traveling to Canterbury Cathedral. Each pilgrim tells a story during the journey, revealing their personality and social status through their tale. The diverse group includes a wide range of people representing different professions and social classes in medieval English society.
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What has Canterbury got to do with the Canterbury tales?
Well in the Canterbury Tales, the characters were all on a pilgrimage to Canterbury, to the shrine of St. Thomas.
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 sentence best paraphrases lines 795-796 in the Canterbury tales?
Lines 795-796 in the Canterbury Tales can be paraphrased as "For love conquers all and once love takes hold, it cannot be broken."
Where are they going in the Canterbury Tales?
In "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer, the characters are traveling from London to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury. They are making this pilgrimage to seek the blessings of Saint Thomas in hopes of fulfilling their desires or gaining forgiveness for their sins.
What event or circumstances causes the characters to gather in the story of the Canterbury Tales?
In April, with the beginning of spring, people of varying social classes come from all over England to gather at the Tabard Inn in preparation for a pilgrimage to Canterbury to receive the blessings of St. Thomas à Becket, the English martyr.
How do some scholars explain Chaucer's vivid portrayal of characters from all walks of life in The Canterbury Tales?
Chaucer had lived in many situations and worked in many occupations himself.
What is the weather like in Canterbury England all year around?
what is the weather like in Canterbury England like all year around
A town in the south island in Canterbury?
Timaru, Geraldine, Waimate, Tekapo, are all towns on southern Canterbury.
What are examples of sarcasm in The Canterbury Tales?
One example of sarcasm in The Canterbury Tales is in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" when the Wife says that wives desire sovereignty over their husbands, but goes on to describe how she manipulates her husbands to get what she wants. Another example can be found in "The Pardoner's Tale" where the Pardoner preaches against greed and avarice while he himself is guilty of those sins.
What is Canterbury Tales all about?
ist all about the wind coming from the sky
What is leading rugby brand?
Canterbury all the way!
What cities did the characters from Harry Potter grow up in?
The characters are from all over the UK. Many of them are from England but several are from Scotland, Wales and Ireland as well. Hogwarts takes students from all over the United Kingdom.
