storytelling contest.
What does the host propose? Something to keep everyone entertained on their journey to Canterbury, a storytelling contest.
What does the host propose in the Canterbury Tales?
He lays out his plan: each of the pilgrims will tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two more on the way back. Whomever the Host decides has told the most meaningful and comforting stories will receive a meal paid for by the rest of the pilgrims upon their return.
What is the plan for entertainment by the group during the trip to Canterbury?
The Host proposes a tale-telling game to entertain the pilgrims on their way to Canterbury. The goal? To “be merry,” or, have fun, on what could otherwise be a boring road trip. Also, to win the game (and the free dinner at the end) by telling the best tale.
What does the host propose to the pilgrims to help make their journey more enjoyable?
What does the host propose to the pilgrims to help make their journey more enjoyable? Each pilgrim will tell two stories to Canterbury and two stories on the trip back to London. The winner will receive a supper paid for by the losing pilgrims.
Why does the host suggest telling stories Canterbury Tales?
That evening, the Host of the Tabard Inn suggests that each member of the group tell tales on the way to and from Canterbury in order to make the time pass more pleasantly. The person who tells the best story will be awarded an elegant dinner at the end of the trip.
What does the host proposed to do as they go on a pilgrimage?
The host proposes that each pilgrim tell two tales on the way to Canterbury, and two on the way back. Whoever tells the best tale as judged by the Host wins a free dinner when they arrive back at his tavern. Whoever expresses disagreement with the Host’s judgment has to pay for the entire cost of the pilgrimage.
What is the competition that the host of the inn proposes and what is the prize?
He proposes a contest to help pass the time. He says that they will each tell tales. They will each tell two on the way down and then two more on the way back. Whoever tells the best one gets a free dinner at the inn when they return.
What does the narrator of The Canterbury Tales plan as entertainment for the travelers?
group gathers at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, a town just south of London, to make a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas à Becket at Canterbury. At the suggestion of the innkeeper, the group decides to hold a storytelling competition to pass the time as they travel.
What was the plan of Canterbury Tales?
Chaucer planned the stories before he wrote them but he did not finish his plan. He planned that each character would tell four stories: two while going to Canterbury and two while returning to London. If Chaucer had finished, he would have written 120 stories.
What does the host of the inn suggest the pilgrims do what incentive does he give?
The Host, Harry Bailey, of the inn suggests that to pass the time the pilgrims should tell tales. The person who tells the best tale will be rewarded with a meal upon his or her return to the inn. They will tell 2 tales on the way there and 2 on the way back.
What does the host suggest the pilgrims do on the journey to pass the time?
The Host at the inn, Harry Bailey, suggests that, to make the trip to Canterbury pass more pleasantly, each member of the party tell two tales on the journey to Canterbury and two more tales on the journey back.
What reason does the host give the pilgrims that would entice them to join the contest he proposes?
What reason does the Host give the pilgrims that would entice them to join the contest? To keep from being bored the winner gets free meal. What does the Host get out of the contest since he can’t win the contest? He gets money and he gets to judge.
What did the Pilgrims want from their journey to the New World?
Its passengers were in search of a new life – some seeking religious freedom, others a fresh start in a different land. They would go on to be known as the Pilgrims and influence the future of the United States of America in ways they could never have imagined.
What sort of contest does the host propose?
What does the host propose? Something to keep everyone entertained on their journey to Canterbury, a storytelling contest.
Does Chaucer like host?
The Host is a lower-class commoner, but highly regarded in that class. Chaucer seems to like him and enjoy his company.
What does the host say the winner of the contest will receive?
The winner of the contest will enjoy a meal paid for by the remaining pilgrims at the Host’s Taberd Inn.
What does pilgrimage offer its participants?
Pilgrimages provide much time for reflection. Many people go on a pilgrimage to receive insight and guidance for struggles or decisions they may face in life. Wanting adventure. An increasingly popular reason for participating in pilgrimages is for a change of scenery.
What is the name of the host in The Canterbury Tales?
Harry Bailly
Harry Bailly, Bailly also spelled Bailey, fictional character, the genial and outspoken host of the Tabard Inn who accompanies the group of pilgrims to Canterbury in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales (c. 1387–1400). Bailly suggests the storytelling competition that is the frame for The Canterbury Tales.
What is the hosts challenge to the pilgrims?
Who poses a challenge and what is it? Harry Bailey, the host, does. The challenge: each pilgrim must tell two stories on the way to Canterbury and two stories on the return trip. The person who tells the best tale will be treated to a feast hosted by other pilgrims.
What contest is held during the pilgrimage and what does the winner receive?
In The Canterbury Tales, each pilgrim is supposed to tell four stories. The pilgrim who tells the best story wins the prize. The contest prize is a free dinner.
Who wins the contest in The Canterbury Tales?
Who wins the storytelling contest? Chaucer does not announce a winner in the storytelling contest because The Canterbury Tales is left unfinished. The pilgrims agree to tell four stories each, two on the way to Canterbury and two on the way back.