He agrees to travel on the pilgrimage, promising to judge the tales, and disputes between the pilgrims. Though Chaucer wrote many things, mostly poetry, his most celebrated work was the extensive Canterbury Tales. Owner of the Tabard Inn, where the pilgrimage starts. Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the most noted writers of the fourteenth century. Pilgrims and other travelers RoleĪlthough he writes all of the tales, Chaucer describes himself telling two tales as one of the pilgrims. The poem offers us a vivid portrait of 14th century English society and the prevalent social order while also shedding light on the importance of and attitudes. Nicolson) by Chaucer, Geoffrey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles. The pilgrims fall into various groups, the religious group and the military group for example.Īlso there are important pairs, including the tale pairs - which pair are supposed to be telling their tales on the same night. Canterbury Tales (Rendered into Modern English by J. In addition, they can be considered as characters of the framing narrative the Host, who travels with the pilgrims, the Canon, and the fictive Geoffrey Chaucer, the teller of the tale of Sir Thopas (who might be considered distinct from the Chaucerian narrator, who is in turn somewhat divorced from Chaucer the author). The Pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer are the main characters in the framing narrative of the book.
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