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=**Canterbury Tales Resources**= All images are hyperlinked: Choose accordingly.



Study Guide Questions: Be prepared to respond to the following thoroughly.

(A) RECALL: FOR WHAT REASON DOES THE GROUP MEET AND DECIDE TO tell STORIES? (B) Compare and Contrast: How and why does Chaucer both condemn and praise the religious figures on the pilgrimage? (C) INFER: HOW DOES CHAUCER FEEL ABOUT WOMEN IN HIS SOCIETY BASED ON DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FEMALE CHARACTERS? (D) Draw Conclusions: Judging from his pilgrims, do you think Chaucer believes people are basically good, basically evil, or often a mix of the two? (E) Draw Conclusions: What does this variety of people’s participation in a common pilgrimage suggest about the times?



Translated versions of the Prologue and all tales: