Which character in The Canterbury Tales is your favorite?

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Which character in The Canterbury Tales is your favorite?

The Knight is admired by all. Even though he’s always been a warrior and has killed many enemies, the Knight serves as a peace-maker on the pilgrimage. The Knight is one of my favorite Canterbury Tales characters.

Who are the characters in the prologue of Canterbury Tales?

The pilgrims include a knight, his son a squire, the knight’s yeoman, a prioress accompanied by a second nun and the nun’s priest, a monk, a friar, a merchant, a clerk, a sergeant of law, a franklin, a haberdasher, a carpenter, a weaver, a dyer, a tapestry weaver, a cook, a shipman, a doctor of physic, a wife of Bath.

What brings the characters together in the prologue?

What event or circumstance causes the characters to gather? They are making a pilgrimage to Canterbury, to give thanks to Thomas Becket for rescuing them from sickness and escaping the Black Death. Restate lines 1-18.

What is the difference between main characters and minor characters of a story?

Remember, major characters are those who are central to the main plot and story conflicts. Most of the dialogue and inner thinking happens with the main character. Minor characters are there to support the major characters but have less influence on the story.

What is an example of character foil?

These are characters with contrasting personalities or traits. For example, if one character is outgoing, their foil character might be shy. If one character is a hero, their foil character might be a villain. While an antagonist and protagonist can be foil characters, so can a sidekick.

What are some examples of foil character?

3 Examples of Foil Characters from Literature

  • John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men. George and Lennie are best friends.
  • J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter. Draco Malfoy is a classic foil.
  • William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar. The devious and cunning Cassius and the nobler Brutus conspire to assassinate Julius Caesar.

Why is satire an effective means for change?

It’s effective because said author can criticize and insult all he/she wants because only the intellectually advanced citizens will catch on. To people who do catch the memo, it could be motivation for a change in the society.