The Prologue Study Guide
About how long will the journey take each way
1 week
What is to be the reward for the pilgrim with the best tale to tell
A dinner payed for by the rest of the pilgrims
What is a pilgrimage
A long religious journey
What is the distance from London to Canterbury
About 55 miles
Who were these pilgrims going to honor
Saint Thomas a Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170
What is the function of the prologue
Sets the stage, reveals the purpose , and provides portraits of the characters
From where do the pilgrims start on their journey
Tabard Inn
Who is the first pilgrim introduced
the knight
Be able to discuss Chaucer's artful artlessness in the prologue using one pilgrim to illustrate your points
He moves quickly from physical descriptions of the characters to viruses and back again without organization
How many tales did Chaucer plan to write
He planned to write 124 stories
Explain the statement: Chaucer's pilgrims offer a representative view of 14th century English society
He represents all the people
How many did he complete
He completed 24
Be able to discuss Chaucer as a naive narrator
Chaucer uses a mask to allow his readers to make their own evaluations of the characters and situations
What part does innkeeper Harry Bailly play in the prologue
It is probably Geoffrey Chaucer, he is the host, it is his ideas to tell the tales
How do the pilgrims decide who will tell the first tale
The pilgrims who draws the shortest straw goes first
Why is spring an appropriate time for a pilgrimage
The roads ares better and it is a time for rebirth
