FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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summer
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autumn
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winter
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spring
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Detailed explanation-1: -In The Canterbury Tales, the pilgrims travel in spring because it symbolizes spiritual rebirth, fertility, and sexual desire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chaucer introduces his pilgrimage by saying that people want to travel in spring on pilgrimages, especially to the shrine of St Thomas Becket in Canterbury-who has helped them when they were sick (I 18).
Detailed explanation-3: -The pilgrimage begins in April, when all of nature is starting to flower and people are experiencing reawakening of both religious and sexual zeal. Springtime appears as a symbol of both courtly and erotic love throughout many of the Tales.
Detailed explanation-4: -The springtime symbolizes rebirth and fresh beginnings, and is thus appropriate for the beginning of Chaucer’s text. Springtime also evokes erotic love, as evidenced by the moment when Palamon first sees Emelye gathering fresh flowers to make garlands in honor of May. The Squire, too, participates in this symbolism.
Detailed explanation-5: -That people long to go on pilgrimages in April, the beginning of spring, when all nature begins to be revived. What is the main idea of the first 18 lines? Who is Zephyrus?