Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
(1) Total of 120 tales was decided to be told by 30 pilgrims. Two by each when they will go to the shrine and two by each on coming back from the shrine
(2) But only 20 tales were told by pilgrims
(3) They are going to the shrine of saint Thomes Beckett at Canterbury Cathedral.
(4) Knight's tale is the first book but the book starts with General Prologue.
(5) Parson's tale is the last of the book.
(6) Tales are written in the Middle English language.
(7) Man of Law's tale and Squire's tale are set in Orient(East).
(8) Prioress wears a brooch(necklace) which has words ''Loves conqures all''
(9) Miller's tale belongs to the genre of Fablieu.
(10) Merchant has a forked beard.
(11) The host Harry Bailey decides that he will give a free meal to a pilgrim who will tell the best tale at Tabard's Inn at Southwark
(12) Melibee 's tale told by Chaucer himself and Parson's tale is only two tales in prose (passages) and all other tales are in verse (poems).
(13) Chaucer himself told the first tale of Sir Thopes in bad verse but then he told Melibee 's tale in prose.
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