The Canterbury Tales - Prologue

Who did the narrator meet at the Tabbard Inn?

• the King of England

• the Archbishop of Canterbury

• 29 pilgrims

• St. Thomas a Becket

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Why was everyone at The Tabbard?

• There was a band of highwaymen on the road and the people were afraid to travel.

• They were on their way making a pilgrimage to Canterbury.

• They had come to celebrate the baptism of the King's youngest son.

• Over half the group had taken ill. They were recuperating at the inn.

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What were they going to see?

• the relics of the True Cross

• a special presentation of the Passion play

• a spring that was supposed to have miraculous healing powers

• the shrine of St. Thomas a Becket

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He has been in many battles. He was true and gentle.

• The Knight

• The Yeoman

• The Sergeant at the Law

• The Merchant

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He was the son of the Knight, in his twenties, agile, strong, and happy-go-lucky.

• The Plowman

• The Squire

• The Reeve

• The Pardoner

He was the Squire's servant. He was a woodsman, a Robin Hood type of character.

• The Host

• The Shipman

• The Yeoman

• The Manciple

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She spoke French, was dainty and pleasant, and the picture of medieval beauty.

• The Prioress/Nun

• The Wife of Bath

• The Cook

• The Weaver

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These people were in the nun's group.

• One priest and three students

• Four nuns

• Two converts, one priest, and one nun

• One nun and three priests

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He was bald and fat. He had a preference for fine clothes and luxuries. He didn't like hard work, but he did like to ride.

• The Knight

• The Monk

• The Squire

• The Franklin

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He takes bribes for easy penance. He knows the taverns and barmaids better than he does the lepers and beggars. He is rather aristocratic, and he lisps.

• The Pardoner

• The Parson

• The Friar

• The Summoner

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