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The opening section of Chaucer's epic poem, The Canterbury Tales, introduces the pilgrims who travel to Canterbury and their stories. The narrator describes the knight, the squire, the yeoman, the priest, the monk, and the friar in detail.
The narrator introduces the pilgrims who are going to Canterbury Cathedral, describing their appearance, character, and social status. He praises the Knight, the Squire, and the Yeoman, but mocks the Prioress and the Summoner.
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- Stanzas 2-3
- Stanzas 4-6
- Stanza 7
- Stanza 8
- Stanzas 9-10
- Stanza 11
- Stanza 12
- Stanza 13
- Stanza 14
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In the first stanza of ‘The Canterbury Tales: General Prologue’, Chaucer gives a beautiful description of April, the spring that has inspired a universal feeling. The April Shower added with the fragrance is carried by the west wind, and the music produced by the little birds seems to intrigue the people to go on a pilgrimage. They go across countr...
In stanza two, Chaucer shares his visit to Canterbury. During his journey, he stayed at the Tabard Inn in Southwark. Another twenty-nine pilgrim too joined him and by chance, they were all going to Canterbury. Since the tavern had enough rooms and spacious stables they decided to stay at that place. By evening he made acquaintance with them all and...
Chaucer begins his description of the characters with the Knight in stanzas four to six of ‘The Canterbury Tales: General Prologue‘. The Knight is represented as a distinguished man, for he has followed chivalry, truth, honor freedom, and courtesy. He had been a part of many wars and expeditions at places like Algezir, Belmarye (Benamarin), Lyeys (...
Chaucer gives a description of the knight’s son, a young squire who accompanied him on the pilgrimage. He is a merry bachelor about the age of twenty with curly locks as if they had been laid in press. Like his father, he too bore a remarkable appearance with agility and strength through moderate in height. He had been out once with cavalry and con...
The knight brought along with him a yeoman, and in stanza, eight Chaucer speaks of him. The yeoman wore a coat and a hood of green. He carried carefully under his belt a neatly sheathed sheaf of peacock arrows bright and keen. On the other, he carried a dagger, sharp as the point of the spear. As a yeoman, he dressed up and bore a mighty bow in his...
Following his description of the knight and his companions in line 119, Chaucer now turns his direction towards ecclesiastical characters. The prioress has come with the company of another nun, her chaplain, and three priests. She was very simple and shy, known as Madam Eglantine. Also, spoke French taught at Stratford-atte-Bowe, not the one spoken...
The Monk was a leader in fashions. He was passionate about inspecting farming and hunting. Also, he had many horses in his stables. When he rode, his bridle jingled like a chapel bell. The monk preferred to ignore the old rules of St. Maur or St. Benet because he felt it to be old and strict. He followed the modern spacious way and never regarded t...
In ‘The Canterbury Tales: General Prologue‘, the next character Chaucer introduces us is the “Friar.” The friar is a wanton and merry fellow. He is a limiter and a festive man. Of all the four orders (Dominican, Franciscan, Augustinian) there is no one who knows flattery as his. He seems to be popular among the franklins and also with esteemed wome...
Following the characters of the church, Chaucer introduces us to the merchant who stands to symbolizethe people of business. The merchant with a forking beard and in motley dress sat high on a horse. On his head, he had a Flemish beaver hat. His boots were fairly and neatly buckled. He stated his arguments solemnly, talking always of his increasing...
In this stanza of ‘The Canterbury Tales: General Prologue’, we are moving on to have a look at a learned man, a “clerk” from Oxford. He is a man who learned logic and he came on a horse that looked as lean as a rake. Even he wasn’t very fat but looked emaciated and self-disciplined. He also wore a simple dress. On the whole, he looked like a man wh...
Learn about the summary, characters, themes, form, tone, irony, symbolism and historical context of Chaucer's satirical introduction to his famous poem. The Canterbury Tales General Prologue depicts the diverse and corrupt society of medieval England through the portraits of thirty-two pilgrims.
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- March 18, 1991
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Learn about the narrator, the pilgrims, and the journey to Canterbury in the introduction to The Canterbury Tales. Find out how Chaucer describes the characters, their social roles, and their stories in the General Prologue.
Read the introduction to the famous medieval poem by Geoffrey Chaucer, who describes the pilgrims and their stories. Learn about the historical and literary context, the language and style, and the themes and characters of the General Prologue.
The General Prologue is the first part of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. It introduces the frame story, in which a group of pilgrims travelling to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury agree to take part in a storytelling competition, and describes the pilgrims themselves.
Read the General Prologue of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by pilgrims on their way to Canterbury. Learn about the characters, their occupations, their appearance and their virtues.
