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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."
Which pilgrim did a brisk business in fake holy relics?
The Pardoner in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" is the pilgrim who did a brisk business in fake holy relics. He would sell fake relics to unsuspecting people, claiming they had miraculous powers.
How long would it take for a pilgrim to work from London to Canterbury century?
It would take a pilgrim about one to two weeks to walk from London to Canterbury in the 14th century, depending on their pace and rest stops. The journey was approximately 60-70 miles by foot.
How many stories does each character tell in Canterbury tales?
The original plan was that each pilgrim would tell two stories on the way to Canterbury, then two more on the road home to London. But Chaucer never completed the work, and most of the Pilgrims get to tell only one story. (In the Canterbury Tales as we have it, the pilgrims never arrive in Canterbury, let alone begin the journey home).
Which pilgrim would most likely give absolution to a character in the Cantebury Tales?
The answer is : Friar
What would a typical day be like for the knight in Canterbury Tales?
Eat, fight burp
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
What is The Canterbury Tales?
The Canterbury Talesis about a group of pilgrims who venture onto Canterbury for a "pilgrimage"which most used for a break from their usual labors and happen to meet TheHost in the Tabbard Inn who proposes a challenge for the most entertaining& moral tale to be told in return for all the pilgrims to pay for the best mealfor the best tale. Each would tell two from and back Canterbury but mostwere never completed or are rumored.
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.
