The Canterbury Tales During the spring time, at the Tabard Inn in London, the pilgrims gather to go on a religious pilgrimage to Canterbury. Each pilgrim tells a tale for a chance to win a free dinner. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales prologue, he describes the characters by revealing their internal nature through their physical appearance. Chaucer illuminates the difference between the knight and his son by describing their physical appearances. The knight is described as “not gaily dressed” and his tunic “was stained and dark with smudges where his armor had left a mark”. According to the narrator, the knight is the noblest because of his manners, loyalty, and honor. His inner nature is reflective of his appearance and behavior. However, The Knight doesn’t simply demonstrate chivalry, …show more content…
Is it simply love for Christianity or possibly something else? Ironically, she dresses much too nice for a nun who has taken a vow of poverty and chastity. Usually, Nuns use their time to pray to G-d, but this nun spends much time on her looks by simply valuing jewelry and fashion. Although the Prioress is not part of the noble court, she attempts her finest to replicate its manners. She takes great care to eat her food gracefully, to reach for food on the table precisely, and to wipe her lip spotless of grease before sipping from her glass. In addition, she is compassionate toward animals by crying when she sees a mouse trapped, and feeding her dogs meat and milk. We learn that she is more concerned about her appearance and living well than she should be. The Prioress appears as a very realistic person, but she seems deficient as a religious