Essential and guiding questions:
- Comprehension What is the tone of the first sentence?
- Comprehension How does Chaucer identify the pilgrims?
- Interpretation Who is the narrator and what is the role of the narrator in the General Prologue?
- Comprehension What is significant about Canterbury? What is the purpose of the pilgrimage?
- Significance What is the most significant characteristic used to describe each of the following characters? How does it relate to Chaucer’s
- view of medieval society?
- Prioress
- Monk
- Merchant
- Wife of Bath
- Analysis What hierarchy exists among the pilgrims with regards to the order in which they are introduced?
- Analysis How does Chaucer’s use of characterization vary among the pilgrims? What affect does this have on the reader?
- Analysis What is the purpose of the General Prologue? Cite examples from the text to support analysis.
