One spring day, the Narrator of The Canterbury Tales rents a room at the Tabard Inn before he recommences his journey to Canterbury. That evening, a group of people arrive at the inn, all of whom are also going to Canterbury to receive the blessings of “the holy blissful martyr,” St. Thomas à Becket.
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.
Where did the narrator of the Prologue to The Canterbury Tales meet the pilgrims?
The narrator, Geoffrey Chaucer, is in The Tabard Inn in Southwark, where he meets a group of ‘sundry folk’ who are all on the way to Canterbury, the site of the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket, a martyr reputed to have the power of healing the sinful.
Where is the narrator at the beginning of the prologue who joins him and why?
Terms in this set (22) In the beginning of the prologue, pilgrims meet in at the Inn. The narrator decided to join the group of pilgrims and begins to each pilgrim. In order to make their trip to Canterbury go quicker, each pilgrim will tell stories in the way there and stories on the way back.
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.
Where was the narrator of the story going?
1 The narrator was going to Pittsburgh by train. He observed that most of the passengers were ladies who refused to have the windows raised. 3The narrator thought his voice must have startled the girl because he was sitting in a dark corner and the girl could not recognise the presence of anybody else.
When did the narrator start his journey?
July 1976
The narrator began his sea voyage in July 1976. He had his wife Mary, six year old son Jonathan and seven year old daughter Suzanne with him. They set sail from Plymouth, England.
When and where does the prologue takes place?
“The Prologue” takes place in April at the Tabard Inn in Southwark. What event or circumstance causes the characters to gather? The characters gather for a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Thomas à Becket in Canterbury.
What is the name of the inn where the narrator meets the other pilgrims?
Southwark. The narrator opens the frame story by situating the reader in the Tabard Inn in Southwark, London, where he meets the other 29 members of the company of pilgrims.
Where will the Pilgrim’s meet to begin the journey to Canterbury?
What is the starting point of the pilgrimage in the Canterbury Tales? The journey begins at Tabard Inn in Southwark, England, where the pilgrims all gathered before beginning their pilgrimage to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket.
What is the name of the host in prologue?
The Host (Harry Bailly or Harry Bailey) is a character who plays a key role in and throughout Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales.
What is the name of the host in prologue to 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).
Who tells the first story in Canterbury Tales?
The Reeve’s Prologue and Tale
The Reeve tells the story of two students, John and Alayn, who go to the mill to watch the miller grind their corn, so that he won’t have a chance to steal any. But the miller unties their horse, and while they chase it, he steals some of the flour he has just ground for them.
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 they go on a pilgrimage in Canterbury Tales?
The Canterbury Tales and Pilgrimages
Pilgrims who undertook the journey hoped to prove their devotion to their faith and find spiritual fulfillment by being in the same places they believed Jesus once lived.
What is the purpose of the pilgrims in their journey?
Pilgrimages frequently involve a journey or search of moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person’s beliefs and faith, although sometimes it can be a metaphorical journey into someone’s own beliefs.
Where had the narrator planned to go before?
The narrator planned to go on a round-the-world sea voyage on the same pattern as Captain James Cook had done 200 years earlier.
Why did the narrator jump up to go?
She was getting late. She was to catch her train. She had no time to stay there waiting for Mrs Dorling. She walked down the passage finding her own way.
Was the narrator directly going to Mussoorie?
Was the narrator going directly to Mussoorie? Ans. No, the narrator was going to Mussoorie via Dehra. 9.
Where did the narrator start the first leg of his journey?
Where did the narrator start the first leg of his journey ? From Sydney,From Cape Town,From Playmouth,From Amsterdam.
Answer: The author started her journey 13.09 degrees north of the Equator in Madras—she was on board a Russian research vessel—the Akademik Shokalskiy.