FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
POETRY
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To the shrine of st. Peter at canterbury cathedral
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To the shrine of saint thomas becket at canterbury cathedral
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both A and B
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chaucer announces that his plan is for his pilgrims to tell tales both going to Canterbury and coming back to London and the Tabard Inn.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The remains of martyrs like Saint Thomas were supposed to have special healing powers, and so thousands of pilgrims flocked to Canterbury. Holes and prayer niches were often made in the side of the saint’s tomb or shrine so pilgrims could get closer to their remains of the saint.
Detailed explanation-4: -The framing device for the collection of stories is a pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury, Kent. The 30 pilgrims who undertake the journey gather at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, across the Thames from London.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in the Cathedral. Becket was swiftly declared a saint and pilgrims flocked to his shrine, to seek healing and other benefits and to give thanks.