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Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales. John Markley And Cody Danks. The Canterbury Tales. Was written by Geoffrey Chaucer Written around 1386-1395, in E ngland It was first published in the early fifteenth century

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Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales

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  1. GeoffreyChaucer and The Canterbury Tales John Markley And Cody Danks

  2. The Canterbury Tales Was written by Geoffrey Chaucer Written around 1386-1395, in England It was first published in the early fifteenth century The setting is the late fourteenth century, after 1381 and takes place at the Tabard Inn (Southwark-near London) as well as on the road to Canterbury. Some of the Characters are: The Narrator, The Knight, The Miller, The Friar, The Prioress, The Monk, The Summoner, The Host, The Physician, The Clerk, The Squire, and The Man of Law, to name a few. CD

  3. The Canterbury Tales(Cont.) • At the Tabard Inn, a group of 29 pilgrims, as well as the narrator are gathered. • They are all traveling to the shrine of martyr Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury. • They decide to share stories with each other on the way to Canterbury as well as on the way back to the Tabard Inn. CD

  4. The Prologue • The prologue introduces the reader to the narrator. • The narrator then introduces the setting and the characters. • He also tells the reader what is happening. He tells why there are so many people there and what they are doing (traveling to Canterbury). CD

  5. Works Cited “The Canterbury Tales.”Sparknotes: Today’s Most Popular Study Guides. Web. 29 October 2010. <http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/canterbury>.

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