General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales

by Geoffrey Chaucer

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In "The Canterbury Tales," the characters' motivations for pilgrimage vary widely, from seeking spiritual redemption to pursuing social adventure. The timing coincides with spring, symbolizing...

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General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales

The setting of "The General Prologue" is in April, during a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury. The narrator meets twenty-nine pilgrims at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, just...

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