34+ The Canterbury Tales Prologue Character Seating Chart Gif. Characters include:the narrator,the knight,the wife of bath,the pardoner,the miller and more. It provides readers with a realistic view of the fourteenth century, with a cross section of medieval society.
Duke theseus (the knight's tale) his name is that of the famous ruler of ancient athens who performed many previous about the canterbury tales. As the pilgrimage begins, harry bailey proposes a contest: Below you will find the first part of the prologue to chaucer's masterpiece, the canterbury tales, written first in modern english (washington square press, 1967) and then in middle english using both modern you can also listen to the prologue by clicking below, near the middle english version.
The canterbury tales opens with a general prologue introducing the storytellers after they gather at an inn.
You can just click on which tale you want you can click on their name and find a character analysis for each. A seamstress by trade, the wife of bath, has gotten married five times. This website gives you each of the pilgrims tales and prologues. As the pilgrimage begins, harry bailey proposes a contest: