General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales Questions on Tabard Inn
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
What is the time and place setting of The 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...
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
Where is the narrator at the start of the General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, and who joins him?
At the start of the General Prologue, the narrator is at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, London, preparing for a pilgrimage to Canterbury. He is joined by a diverse group of 29 pilgrims, each with...