University:
College of Charleston
Course:
ENGL 299 | Intro To English Studies
Academic year:

2023
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170

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1
Author:

Eileen Lopez

Canterbury Tales Character Research for Speed Dating The Canterbury Tales are quite possibly the greatest work produced in Middle English. Its General Prologue introduces readers to the thirty pilgrims who embark on a fifty-five-milelong journey on horseback from Southwark to the shrine of St. Thomas Becket in Canterbury. The host of Southwark’s Tabard Inn, where the story begins, suggests that they entertain each other with stories – this is the framework of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The purpose of any prologue is to introduce what is to come. In The Canterbury Tales, the prologue introduces readers to the characters. The pilgrims’ tales are a compilation of romantic adventures, fabliau, saint’s biographies, animal fables, religious allegories, sermons; most tales center around one character. These tales range in tone from reverent and pious to lewd and farcical. You have been asked to get to know your character as if they were your best friend. In addition to annotating your character’s introduction in the General Prologue, your group must further research who they are and how they lived. Researchers: delegate who should be researching what. Recorders: keep the group accountable my making sure that each person's contribution is correctly documented. Representatives: be sure to ask questions and request any research needed to truly know your character enough to introduce them to the class. Use the questions below to assist your analysis: Use the prologue, the tale, and other online resources to guide your answers. 1.What mental and physical qualities do they have? 2.What is their life expectancy? 3.What is their role in society? (What did their day-to-day life consist of?) 4.How does society view them? 5.Do they take their profession seriously or with levity? 6.What is the narrator’s tone when describing them? 7.Come to conclusions about your character. 8.What is Chaucer satirizing with this Pilgrim? 9.What does their tale tell the audience about their personality and what they cared about? Characters: Knight* Friar Wife of Bath Miller Pardoner The Nun’s Priest The Franklin

Canterbury Character Research For Speed Dating

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