Sunday, January 5, 2020
Analysis on the Prologue of the Canterbury Tales by...
In his General Prologue, Geoffrey Chaucer introduces all of his characters to the reader. He writes that there was a group of people who met, and were all, coincidentally going to Canterbury. In the General Prologue, it is written, ââ¬Å"Some nine and twenty in a company Of sundry folk happening then to fall In fellowship, and they were pilgrims all That towards Canterbury meant to ride.â⬠The Canterbury Tales is a collection of the stories that each of these characters tells on the journey. There is a vast assortment of characters. There are men and women from the Church. There are upper-class people with wealth and power. There are blue collar working-class people. It is interesting that all different types of people are able to have aâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦It is quite interesting to me that as times change, the general idea of beauty changes. The sad thing is that it seems to follow money. Back then, pale, plump people were seen as more beautiful than skinn y, tanned people. Back then, pale skin and a little bit of extra blubber meant that someone had enough money that they could stay inside and get enough to eat. Now, it seems that the opposite is true. Healthy food is more expensive than the alternatives such as McDonaldââ¬â¢s. Having tan skin may mean that a person has enough money to go lay in a coffin-looking thing, get an artificial sunburn, and get nice leathery skin. Who doesnââ¬â¢t like leathery skin? Wow, this got off topic quickly. I like the skipper because he seems like a guy who, while may being not the most intelligent of people, has lots of experiences and interesting stories. I like people who have been all over the place. They seem to have a unique type of wisdom, and wisdom is sometimes better than intellect. Finally, I really like the Skipper, according to the description given by Chaucer. He seems like a ridiculously oversized leprechaun. He is a huge guy, and I definitely would not like to be on h is bad side. Chaucer wrote, ââ¬Å"The Miller was a chap of sixteen stone, A great stout fellow big in brawn and bone.â⬠Most of the introduction to the Miller is spent telling about how huge the man is. That means that he must be a pretty big guy. He plays the bagpipes. As a
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