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3.  Was written by Geoffrey Chaucer  Written around 1386-1395, in England  It was first published in the early fifteenth century  The setting is the late fourteenth century, after 1381 and takes place at the Tabard Inn (Southwark-near London) as well as on the road to Canterbury.  Some of the Characters are: The Narrator, The Knight, The Miller, The Friar, The Prioress, The Monk, The Summoner, The Host, The Physician, The Clerk, The Squire, and The Man of Law, to name a few. CD

4.  At the Tabard Inn, a group of 29 pilgrims, as well as the narrator are gathered.  They are all traveling to the shrine of martyr Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury.  They decide to share stories with each other on the way to Canterbury as well as on the way back to the Tabard Inn. CD

5.  The prologue introduces the reader to the narrator, and many key parts of information pertaining to the book.  The narrator also introduces the setting and the characters.  As well as telling the reader what is happening. He tells why there are so many people there and what they are doing (traveling to Canterbury).  The main purpose of the Prologue is to inform the reader of things they will need to know before actually reading the book. CD

6.  His birth is unknown but was born in 1343.  As a lad he was taken in by Elizabeth, the countess of Ulster.  1359 he went to the war of France.  Became a prisoner but then freed because of King Edward III’s ransom for him.  1367 secretly married Philippa  Then he joined the royal service. JM

7.  He become an esquire of the king.  In 1368 he wrote one of his first famous poems “The Book of the Duchesse” in honor of the wife of John the Gaunt.  June 1370 he went on a ship for the king and no one knows where he went.  Returned around 1372 from Florence and Padua on a secret king business.  In 1374 he was living life rich with a ton of money coming into him.  In February 1377 he was sent to Paris to for peace negotiations between England and France. JM

8.  He moved to ports of London after returning from Paris.  After moving to ports of London he spend his day writing poem and tales.  His most famous ones are “Tale of Glisilde” and “Canterbury Tales.”  Then spent his days rich, and writing, and died in 1400. Chaucer’s Ending JM

9.  “The Canterbury Tales.”Sparknotes: Today’s Most Popular Study Guides. Web. 29 October 2010..  Jokinen, Anniina. "The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) [Chaucer Biography]." Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature. 3 Sept. 2006. Web. 01 Nov. 2010..