Eight facts about The Canterbury Tales:

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1) The Canterbury tales was written by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1388 to 1400 CE.


2) The Canterbury tales consist of 17,000 lines in total.


3) There are 32 pilgrims in this tale and their destination is to visit Sir Thomas Becket's shrine in Canterbury, England.


4) Even though there were 32 members in their group only 24 stories have been narrated by the Pilgrims.


5) There are three social groups represented in the 24 tales, they are Nobility, Church and Commoners based on the social structure of 14th century England.


6) The general prologue to Canterbury tales consists of 858 lines.


7) This remains as an unfinished work by Geoffrey Chaucer.

 

8) The characters of nobility such as the Knight, Parson, Clerk and Plowman are praised whereas the other characters such as the clergymen and the Commoners are criticized and mocked by the author in these tales.


"Knowledge is love and light and vision. Wisdom is knowing what to do next".

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