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literature with pulpa in this video we

are going to discuss the general

prologue to the Canterbury Tales and

first we will discuss the opening

section of the prologue and follow it

with the description of the pilgrims

that Geoffrey Chaucer has introduced in

the prologue and then we will discuss

the concluding section of the prologue

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Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales

during the third stage of his writing

career which is called the English stage

Chaucer to the general idea of the tears

from vocation the magnum opus called

Canterbury Tales is the greatest

individual accomplishment of Chaucer the

German prologue to the Canterbury Tales

begins with a beautiful description of

spring it is a month of April and she

also says that April is a sweetest month

of the year after the harsh winters

pilgrimage

chousen also describes a time of

pilgrimage in terms of astronauts he

says that the Sun is coming out of Aries

the first sign of the zodiac the 29

pilgrims plus jostle the narrator comes

from different parts of England their

diverse backgrounds show a miniature

version of the 14th century society so

all the pilgrims plus Joseph the

narrator assemble and

to vote in at Southwick because they are

going on a pilgrimage from London to the

tomb of Saint Thomas Becket who was

martyred in Canterbury Cathedral in 1 1

7 0 the fellowship of the pilgrims show

a sense of community

now let's move to the portraits of the

21 important pilgrims that Chaucer has

described in the prologue so the first

pilgrim is the night

he's a brief chivalrous Knight gentlemen

speech and man oh he looks simple yet

dignified in his rough tunic he has worn

many battles and military campaigns he

looks a bit out of place in the age of

declining chivalry next we have the Sun

of the night the squire here's a young

aspiring for knighthood in the future he

can sing right draw Jost and compose

songs and he has a handsome physic and

curly locks next pilgrim that we have is

a human of the nut the yeoman is

characterized by his green dress horn

and the telus man image of Saint

Christopher he has a sunburnt face and a

close cropped head

he carries Bulls become feathered arrows

sword shield a de da next is a Primus

who belongs to the ecclesiastical class

her name is Madame

eglantine she's wellbridge and comes

from an upper-class family she imitates

courtly manners and possesses many pets

she's modeled on the heroic of courtly

romance

she wears a brooch with the motto love

conquers all

next we have the monk who also belongs

to

ecclesiastical plus his name is duan

pious he identifies himself with the new

world of wealth luxury and pleasure he

loves hunting and he is against the

Augustinian ideas of asceticism

renunciation and cloistered learning his

belt and worse for fish clothes then we

ecclesiastical plus friars had to take a

vow of poverty follow the teachings of

Christ for who good deeds and preached

all around the country

the name of the friar in Canterbury

Tales is Hamid he is a corrupt friar

whose income is always exceeding he

plays on the religious beliefs of people

he visits the taverns and houses of the

rich while completely abandoning the

sick and the poor his habit of listening

is assigned office naturally with gifts

songs and trinkets his reduces woman and

then finds husband's for them the next

bill grim is the merchant who belongs to

a very rich and powerful class in

England

Chaucer's merchant is actually in debt

he tries to maintain his financial

reputation by boasting about his profits

and bargains

he wears neatly classed boots a Flemish

beaver hat and conservative clothes

the next pilgrim is the look chávez

clock is a university student who is

aspiring for a career at the church he's

a poor an unworldly scholar he this half

to have 20 volumes of Aristotle by his

when he cannot repay them he says a

prayer for them the next pilgrim is the

Sergent of the law the Sergent of the

law is one of the Kings legal servants

she wasn't from barristers of 16 years

of standing so the surgeon of the law in

Canterbury Tales is very rich and he

gets lots of gifts from its lights he

buys a lot of lat

his legal expertise helps him to

unrestricted position of property the

next pilgrim is so frankly the fraction

of the free man meant a substantial land

holder he has a white beard his breath

is wine and meat are of the excellent

quality he has been a member of the

parliament and he changes his child on

many accorded to the seasons of the year

next we have the book the cook is a

culinary artist was not exactly likable

he has a sword on his ship later the

host accuses him of sailing steel and

hygienic and contaminated food the next

pilgrim is the shipment the shipment

dresses wonderfully lighter yo man he is

from Dartmouth despite being the owner

of the ship called mottling he

unlawfully attacked other vessels at the

sea the next pilgrim is the doctor of

good knowledge of medieval medicine he

watched his patient and choose the

astrological ask that would be most

favorable to the treatment he also used

that here

of humours to treat his patients he

really read the Bible Chaucer especially

emphasizes on the doctors love for gold

the next pilgrim is the wife of but her

name is Alison and she comes from a

place called birth she has been married

five times she can easily mix a meal

company and skills in the art of love

she loves traveling and is an

experienced traveler she has been to

Jerusalem room and various other shrines

she is deaf and had either said white

about in the pilgrimage she's wearing a

white hat protective skirt and shoes of

expensive leather the portrait of the

Wife of Bath is that of boldness

frankness and vitality the wife takes a

lot of pride in her skill in weaving the

next pilgrim is the parson who belongs

to the ecclesiastical plus he is

committed to his pastoral

responsibilities he is fully in thought

and speech his wealth is completely

are repentant he never forces the poor

for taxes he practices what he preaches

the next pilgrim is the flower the

blonde man is a brother of parson he

exemplifies the dignity of labour he

lives a life of charity unraveled by

pain and pleasure loving his neighbors

and God

the next pilgrim is the middle the

middle has massive physical strength

he's short shouldered has a fat face

with red bushy beard his nose has a word

on top he

shameless quarrelsome talkative and

lecherous person the best pilgrim is the

maximal he comes from the inner temple

just like the mineral the maximal is

also a cheat his deceiving powers are

identically described as wisdom the next

pilgrim is the Vivi the riff is a

perfect competitor of the Miller when it

comes to devious dealing he's coming

shrewd and a cheat he is a slender

choleric man with ten toughness next the

next pilgrim is the summoner he has a

rich fiery face full of eruptions the

southerner suffers from a type of

leprosy do tunas and controls naturally

he is as lecherous as a spell children

he loves garlic and onions he drinks

strong wine till everything gets hazy

he is immoral and corrupt finally we

have the corrector of the foreigner who

also belongs to the ecclesiastical plus

the parlor arrives freshly from room

with his newly collected base he has

yellow hair a ghost voice and his

weirdness

he carries a pillow which he claims to

be our ladies veil across and some pigs

boots he cheats poor pensioners with

this relics after Chaucer describes all

this pilgrims he returns to the cupboard

is where all the pilgrims had assembled

hairy belly the host of the commode in

arranges a hearty supper for the

pilgrims in a playful spirit the host

suggests that a pin

should tell stories so that the journey

to canterbury becomes interesting each

pilgrim should tell those stories on the

outward journey and two stories on the

return journey the person who tells the

best story gets a free supper at the

Tabard Inn paid by the pilgrims the host

decides to accompany the pilgrims to

category all the pilgrims agree to the

invites all the pilgrims to draw lots

the person who will draw the shortest

cut shall begin the game the night draws

the shortest cut and begins the game

with pleasure

so canterbury tales' would have been a

collection of 120 stories but

unfortunately Chaucer could complete

only 24 stories before his death so we

have 24 stories in The Canterbury Tales

there are only two posters in calgary

tales the parson state and Chaucer's own

tale of many beers the other 22 adverse

tales the first story is the Knight's

Tale and the last story is the Parsons T

and it can be but it is we have three

classes of pilgrims one the nobility of

the royal class number two the

ecclesiastical class and number three

commoners so that's it for today's video

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