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Canterbury Tales Intro

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The Canterbury Tales - Intro The people we read about are as real as the people we brush clothes with in the street,? nay, much more real, for we not only see their faces, and the fashion and texture of their garments, we know also what they think, how they express themselves, and with what eyes they look out to the world. ??Alexander Smith, Dreamthorp BACKGROUND In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer uses a form that had been used before?the frame tale, a larger story, inside of which are many smaller stories.

Pilgrim Sketches for The Canterbury Tales

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Mia Ghoshroy AP English Pilgrim Sketches October 18, 2010 The Squire His father is the knight and, being a squire, he is in the middle of training to become a knight. He was twenty years old, of ?average length,? muscular, handsome, and curly-haired. He was ?a lover and a lusty bachelor? (he was often preoccupied with women) and chivalrous. His youth made him even more attractive, however signified his inexperience on the battlefield. Although he had only fought in three battles (Flanders, Artois, and Picardy), he displayed much courage and bravery, nonetheless. Chaucer?s attitude toward him is tolerable, as he is young and has a while to go before becoming a full knight, and appreciative of his youth and determination. The Prioress
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