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.
What proposal does the host make to the pilgrims?
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 does the host propose?
The Host Timeline and Summary
The Host proposes the tale-telling game at dinner the night before the pilgrims embark for Canterbury.
What entertainment does the host propose for the journey in Canterbury Tales?
The Host is the major mover and shaker of the frame story of The Canterbury Tales, since it’s he who proposes the tale-telling game and directs it on the way to Canterbury.
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 idea does the host have to pass the time while the Pilgrims travel to Canterbury?
The 29 pilgrims described in “The General Prologue,” gather at the Tabard Inn before their travels to Canterbury. To pass the time on their journey, the inn- keeper suggests a storytelling contest.
What does the host ask the Pilgrims to do at the conclusion of the story?
The Pardoner tells a tale in which he proves that, even though he is not a moral man, he can tell a moral tale. At the end of the tale, the Pardoner invites the pilgrims to buy relics and pardons from him and suggests that the Host should begin because he is the most sinful.
What is the purpose of propose?
If you propose something such as a plan or an idea, you suggest it for people to think about and decide upon. If you propose to do something, you intend to do it.
What is the reason for propose?
There’s nothing more sacred to show that you’re committed to someone else than proposing marriage. Seen as a lifelong commitment to another person, proposing shows that you’re serious about your feelings and know that this is the person that you want to go through all of life’s ups and downs with.
Why does the host propose the story telling contest?
In The Canterbury Tales, the Host proposes a storytelling contest to help pass the time as the pilgrims’ journey to Canterbury.
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 plan which becomes the basis of the frame story does the host propose to the pilgrims how do the pilgrims respond to his proposal?
What plan for the group does the host propose? The host decides that everyone will tell a story on the way there and the way back. He will decide which are the best. There is a punishment for anyone who complains about his decision and a reward for the best tale.
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 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 is the narrator’s main motivation for making the pilgrimage?
Near the beginning of “The Prologue,” the narrator reveals that his main motivation for making the pilgrimage? His religious devotion.
Why does the host go on the pilgrimage?
The Host joins the pilgrimage not as a figure seeking religious guidance but as guide and judge to the game. The Host’s presence demonstrate that the main purpose of this pilgrimage lies not so much in the devout religious act but in the fun that these tourists will have along the way.
What directive does the host give the travelers at the end of the prologue from The Canterbury Tales?
What directive does the Host give the travelers at the end of the Prologue from The Canterbury Tales? He urges them to tell stories on the trip.
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 was the purpose of the pilgrimage to Canterbury?
During the Middle Ages thousands of pilgrims came on a journey to Canterbury each year to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket to pray and seek help for their problems.
What did the narrator want from the other pilgrims?
What does the narrator want from the other travelers? He wants them to tell him stories.
What does the narrator suggest about the Pilgrims motives for going to Canterbury?
In the first 18 lines does the narrator suggest about the pilgrims motives for going to Canterbury? To seek the holy blissful martyr.