What does the narrator want from the other travelers? He wants them to tell him stories.
What is the groups travel purpose in The Canterbury Tales?
At the beginning of The Canterbury Tales, the pilgrims gather in Southwark, England at the Tabard Inn before they embark on their pilgrimage, or journey to a religiously significant place. The characters are traveling to Canterbury Cathedral to see the shrine of Thomas Becket.
What does the host tell the travelers to do Canterbury Tales?
As they travel, he urges each pilgrim to share a story, gives advice about its tone and content, and even stops stories that he feels are poorly told.
What does the host narrator propose 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.
How many other travelers does the narrator meet?
Answer: At the beginning of The Canterbury Tales, the narrator meets 31 pilgrims in the Tabard Inn.
Why does the host decide to travel with the pilgrims to Canterbury?
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. The Host also declares that he will ride with the pilgrims and serve as their guide at his own cost.
Why do the travelers agree to tell stories during their journey?
Why do pilgrims agree to tell tales during the journey? To pass time and win a contest.
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 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.
Who is the good character in Canterbury Tales?
The Parson A very poor but very holy and virtuous religious man who tells a highly moral tale. He gives his scant money to his poor parishioners and tries to live the perfect life and set an ideal for others.
Where is the narrator going on his journey and why?
They are going to the Shrine of St. Thomas à Becket at Canterbury. They hope to receive special blessings.
Which pilgrim does narrator admire most?
The pilgrims that he most seems to admire are the Knight, the Oxford Clerk and the Parson.
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.
How many travelers does the narrator say are part of the fellowship he meets at the inn?
Who did the narrator meet in the Tabard inn? He met 29 pilgrims.
How many Travellers Travelled with the narrator to the Canterbury pilgrimage?
The 30 pilgrims who undertake the journey gather at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, across the Thames from London. They agree to engage in a storytelling contest as they travel, and Harry Bailly, host of the Tabard, serves as master of ceremonies for the contest.
Who are the travelers in The Canterbury Tales?
People in The Canterbury Tales are a group of 30 pilgrims who gather at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, London. They are traveling to St. Thomas à Becket’s shrine housed in the Cathedral in Canterbury for a religious pilgrimage.
What was the purpose of the Pilgrims trip?
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 is the purpose of the Pilgrims journey?
The earliest Christian pilgrims wished to see the places where Jesus and the apostles had lived on earth. This meant journeying to the Holy Land, a relatively easy feat in the fourth century, when the Roman empire still unified the Mediterranean world.
Why do people travel to Canterbury to the site where Thomas was murdered?
When miracles began to occur at the place Becket was killed, he was made a saint. The remains of martyrs like Saint Thomas were supposed to have special healing powers, and so thousands of pilgrims flocked to Canterbury.
Why do the travelers want to destroy the other side?
This led to centuries of war between the Travelers and the witches. The Travelers also begun to believe that the now-dominant form of magic, spirit magic, was a perversion of the magic they considered to be ‘pure’ and they became determined to have their revenge on the witches by destroying that perversion.
What moral you learn from story the Traveller?
Moral: All of God’s creations have a good purpose. We should never belittle God’s blessings.