FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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to visit a friend
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to visit his mother
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to visit the tomb of Thomas ‘a Beckett
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -His prologue depicts Lydgate himself coming on his own pilgrimage to Canterbury, to give thanks to St Thomas after being ill, and happening to stay at the same inn as the pilgrims. The Host invites him to join them, saying that Lydgate looks thin and sickly and needs good food, ale, and entertainment.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the Middle Ages thousands of pilgrims came on a journey to Canterbury each year to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket to pray and seek help for their problems. Many would come long distances, including from all over Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The pilgrims are on their way to Canterbury to pay respect to Saint Thomas Becket. As a martyred Christian, the pilgrims visit his shrine in Canterbury to pay respect to his sacrifice for his faith. For this reason the pilgrims are on their way to the shrine of Saint Thomas at Canterbury.
Detailed explanation-4: -Where does the journey start in The Canterbury Tales? The setting is Tabard Inn in Southwark, England, where pilgrims gather on their way to pay homage to Saint Thomas Becket of Canterbury, a 12th century archbishop murdered in his church by the men of King Henry II.
Detailed explanation-5: -On the pilgrimage, he’s the peacemaker of the group, calling for reconciliation between the Host and the Pardoner when the Host takes offense at the Pardoner’s attempt to sell fake relics to the pilgrims.