General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales Questions on Knight
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
Chaucer's Prologue in The Canterbury Tales as a microcosm of fourteenth-century English society
Chaucer's Prologue in The Canterbury Tales serves as a microcosm of fourteenth-century English society by depicting a diverse group of pilgrims from various social classes and occupations. Their...
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
Why is the Knight first in the General Prologue?
The Knight is first in the General Prologue because he is of the highest social class of the group. In addition to his social standing, the Knight is also the most virtuous member of the group,...
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
Compare and contrast the Knight and the Parson in "The Canterbury Tales' General Prologue".
Both the Knight and Parson are described as worthy men in the General Prologue. Both of them have done good deeds, however the Parson's good deeds stem from his religious beliefs while the Knight's...
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
How does Chaucer invoke and challenge society's three estates model in The Canterbury Tales' "General Prologue"?
In The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer clearly uses the common medieval idea of the “three estates” to help contribute to the poem's structure and meaning. The three estates consisted of clerics...
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
Describe the knight in "General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales."
The knight is described in this introduction to the tales as being a man who is beyond reproach as regards his honour and devotion. He has fought in various campaigns and is very experienced in...
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
Is Chaucer's prologue to The Canterbury Tales an exciting pageant of medieval English social life?
Chaucer's General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales is indeed a pageant of medieval English social life. While we do not see much of the very poorest people in English society (who were the majority...
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
In "The Canterbury Tales", what convinces the knight to leave the decision to the old wife?
First of all, the knight is a rapist who has been saved by the women and queen. His task is to find out what women desire most. However, after a year of searching, he must return and admit...
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
Can Chaucer's characters in the General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales change?
This is not a question that I have ever asked myself, but my first inclination is that Chaucer does not expect that these people are capable of changes—or in some cases that they should change. For...
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
Does Chaucer's "General Prologue" include examples of each estate? Can the clergy be divided into regular or secular?...
There are no examples of the clergy who are regular clergy. The Pardoner and the Summoner do not fit into the church estate and represent secular clergy. The Merchant is in the middle-class and does...