Sunday 4 February 2018

The Prologue to Canterbury Tales short questions




Describe important characters in ‘The Prologue’?
Prominent Characters are the host, the village parson, the knight, etc.

Name the ecclesiastical characters in the Prologue?
These are nun, Friar, priest, Prioress, the village parson, monk, the summoner, and pardoner.

What are the important places where the Knight had to fought Battles?
Prussia, Russia, Turkey, and Alexandria,

What is the actual name of Prioress?
Prioress is known as Madame Eglantine. It can be her real name.

Do you know the husbands of ' The Wife of Bath'?
In the Canterbury Tales, She has five husbands.

What is the reason pilgrims go to the shrine?
The pilgrims go to see the shrine of blessed martyr St. Beckett who always helped them when they were needed for something.

Why all the Characters are going to the Tomb of Thomas?
They traveled to visit Saint Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, who was murdered by knights of King Henry. Soon after his death, he became the most popular saint in England.

What is the moral of the story The Nun's Priest's Tale?
The moral of the story, concludes the Nun's Priest, is never to trust a flatterer.

Where the plot of Canterbury Tales begin and end?
The plot begins at a tavern in 1390, where a group of pilgrims have gathered for their journey to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket.
Who tells the first story in The Canterbury Tales?
The Host requests a story from The Knight.

What is Chaucer’s contribution to English Literature?
Chaucer found English a dialect and left it a language. He gave the new form to verse. Chaucer was the first who had written poetry in the English language. That is why he is called the father of English poetry.

What kind of dialect Chaucer uses for his poetry?
Chaucer used the East Midland dialect in his poetry.

What is the purpose of ‘The Prologue’?
“The Prologue” has a dual purpose first to reveal the characters for the story and second it is a satire on the contemporary society of Chaucer.

What was the plan of Canterbury Tales?
The plan of Canterbury Tales is that every one tells a story and in the end, winners will get the prize.


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