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…The Host: He is the proprietor of the Tabard Inn where the pilgrims to Canterbury stay and travels with them on their journey. It is the Host who devised the scheme of the tales, proposing that each tell two tales on the way to Canterbury, and he…

…but I and II, VI and VII, IX and X are almost always found in that order while the tales in IV and V are often spread around separately. Modern editions are usually based on one of two manuscripts, both written by the same scribe: the Hengwrt Manuscript…

…and pretty and chance your arm what happens in the city where friends will visit you because of me, yes, and on other places too, maybe."(309-316) By comparing the Wife of Bath's prologue to her tale, it is quite obvious that Dame Alice wants to be the old hag…

…in the city where friends will visit you because of me, yes, and on other places too, maybe."(309-316) By comparing the Wife of Bath's prologue to her tale, it is quite obvious that Dame Alice wants to be the old hag. In some aspects, Dame Alice can be said…

…' classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities, and George Orwell's 1984. In A Tale of Two Cities, set during the French Revolution, Charles Dickens depicts how pointless the rebellion becomes when the original goal of equality becomes lost when the anger, frustration…

…to Poe's drinking. The January 1837 issue of the Messenger announced Poe's withdrawal as editor but also included the first installment of his long prose tale, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, five of his reviews, and two of his poems…

…drinking. The January 1837 issue of the Messenger announced Poe's withdrawal as editor but also included the first installment of his long prose tale, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, five of his reviews, and two of his poems. This was to be the paradoxical…

…. This proves that the Miller and the Reeve are two very corrupt individuals. However, these tales also share some differences. For instance, the main character in 'The Reeve's Tale' is a Miller, while the main character in 'The Miller's Tale' is a carpenter (which…

…"Things can happen in some cities and the tale of them will be interesting; the same story laid in another city would be rediculous". This quote is saying that while in one place an event can be very important and significant, in another place it won't…

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