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An Analytical Response to the

Characters of The Prologue to The Canterbury Tales ' by Geoffrey Chaucer

Introduction

Pilgrimages and the tales of pilgrims may seem to most people as mere stories of religious ventures that do not appeal to the interest of the general public when it comes to literary works . The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is a collection of tales from different people coming from different walks of life who all have something to say about life , morality

, justice , love , and free will . It consists of several colorful characters that show different sides of life and present different points of view and characters that made the tales more interesting and intriguing . Each character offers varying story about the character 's traits , preferences , and points of view . This can be considered as one of the things that make this tale more interesting Having different people recount stories of anything under the sun are likely to arouse the readers ' curiosity because of their seemingly natural need to hear about other people 's experiences , mishaps tragedies , and successes . Also , the way these people narrate their stories could catch the interest of readers as it is more often than not interesting to analyze people 's behaviors , and attitudes from their manner of speaking and expression . In the context of the story , two of the most attention-catching characters can be that of the Friar and the Prioress . In the prologue to The Canterbury Tales ' Chaucer portrays...