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THE CANTERBURY TALES - Coggle Diagram
THE CANTERBURY TALES
STRUCTURE AND STYLE AND THEME
it is a narrative poem
there are 24 tales preceded by prologue
this story are narrated by the different pillgrims
chaucher tells us what he thinks about it
THEMES
journey
role of women
corruption of the church
THE PLOT
is set in springs (april)
tells the story 30 people
who are going on a pilgrimage to the shrine of thomas becket
they meet at the "tabard inn" in london
every pilgrim should tell 2 stories while going to canterbury
SETTING
the point of departure is london
the journey is an allegory of the course of human life
the destination is canterbury (symbol of celestial city)
THE CHARACTERS
chaucher wanted to give a portrait of english society
he did not portray aristocracy because they didn't travel with commoners
in the prologue
he mixed male and female to underline the importance of women in the middle class
the names give to the pilgrims refer their profession