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Analysis of Prologue and Tales

In Geoffrey Chaucer's, The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer carefully examines many important virtues regarding human existence. These virtues include: hubris, envy, anger, sloth, avarice, gluttony and lust. With careful analysis of the characters, a theme becomes evident. Using this analysis, a universal idea can be drawn, as opposed to limited relevance to life during the Middle Ages.
The prologue begins set at the Tabern Inn, located in Southwark, England relatively close to London. Twenty-nine pilgrims accompany the narrator of the story. All of the characters represent the diversity of all society. Among them included are: a knight, a yeoman, a squire, a monk, a friar, a clerk a merchant, a parson, a plowman, a miller, a reeve, a summoner, a pardoner and a host. The leader of the group is Harry Bailey. He encourages everyone to ride together and to exchange stories for entertainment. Harry instructs each pilgrim to tell two stories on the trip,......

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