FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
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Question
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four stories on the way to Canterbury and four stories on the return trip.
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tell one story going and one story on the return.
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tell two stories on the way to Canterbury and two on the return trip.
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tell two stories on the way to Canterbury
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Detailed explanation-1: -Harry Bailly, The Innkeeper It’s Harry Bailly’s idea to have a storytelling contest, which is the entire premise of The Canterbury Tales. As a way of entertaining themselves, he challenges the pilgrims to each tell two stories on the way to the cathedral and two on the way back.
Detailed explanation-2: -He lays out his plan: each of the pilgrims will tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two more on the way back. Whomever the Host decides has told the most meaningful and comforting stories will receive a meal paid for by the rest of the pilgrims upon their return.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Canterbury Tales Vs The Pardoner’s Tale Each pilgrim has to tell an entertaining story and the pilgrim with the most entertaining story wins a free dinner.
Detailed explanation-4: -Chaucer himself is one of the pilgrims. That evening, the Host of the Tabard Inn suggests that each member of the group tell tales on the way to and from Canterbury in order to make the time pass more pleasantly. The person who tells the best story will be awarded an elegant dinner at the end of the trip.