The tales are by turns satirical, elevated, pious, earthy, bawdy, and comical. The reader should not accept the naïve narrator’s point of view as Chaucer’s. Protagonists Each individual tale has protagonists, but Chaucer’s plan is to make none of his storytellers superior to others; it is an equal company. What are the main features of …
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One of the reasons Chaucer is so important is that he made the decision to write in English and not French. In the centuries following the Norman invasion, French was the language spoken by those in power. The Canterbury Tales was one of the first major works in literature written in English. Why are the …
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Thomas Cranmer. A Protestant martyr in the reign of Bloody Mary, Thomas Cranmer was a significant figure, serving as the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury. On 21st March 1556, Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the stake for heresy. Which Archbishop of Canterbury was burned at the stake for heresy during the Tudor period? Thomas Cranmer …
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He is one of the highest-ranking men in England and the highest ranking non-royal in the United Kingdom’s order of precedence. Since Henry VIII broke with Rome, the archbishops of Canterbury have been selected by the English (British since the Act of Union in 1707) monarch. Why is it always the Archbishop of Canterbury? The …
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. It forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, currently Justin Welby, leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. What is the importance …
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Durovernum Cantiacorum. In the 1st century AD, the Romans captured the settlement and named it Durovernum Cantiacorum. Why is Canterbury called Canterbury? Canterbury as a city has it’s origins in the Roman settlement of Durovernum Cantiacorum, established in the first century AD after the Roman invasion of 43 AD. The name was taken from the …
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. Many would come long distances, including from all over Europe. Why did people go on pilgrimages in the Canterbury Tales? Answer and Explanation: The pilgrims …
It’s a morality story he preaches when he’s trying to convince people to hand over their money in exchange for pardon. Like those medieval morality plays we just mentioned, in the Pardoner’s Tale the characters are allegorical, meaning that they represent abstract concepts rather than real characters. What is the moral of Canterbury Tales? Lessons …
Canterbury has been a European pilgrimage site of major importance for over 800 years since the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170. Today it is one of the most beautiful and historic cities in England. Why is Canterbury an important place? There is evidence of a group of Romano-British Christians worshipping in the ancient …
The tales (mostly written in verse, although some are in prose) are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. What is the main point of The Canterbury Tales? The tales could …
