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The style of the rest of the Prologue and Tales is much simpler than this opening. A close paraphrase of the opening sentence is offered at the bottom of this page.1  \n5  \n10  \n15  \nWhen that April with his showers soote The drought of March hath piercèd to the root And bathèd every vein in such liquor Of which virtúe engendered is the flower;2 When Zephyrus eke with his sweetè breath Inspirèd hath in every holt and heath The tender croppès, and the youngè sun  \nHath in the Ram his halfè course y-run,3 And smallè fowlès maken melody  \nThat sleepen all the night with open eye (So pricketh them Natúre in their couráges), Then longen folk to go on pilgrimáges, And palmers for to seeken strangè strands To fernè hallows couth in sundry lands,4 And specially from every shirè's end OfEngèland to Canterbury they wend The holy blissful martyr for to seek,  \nThat them hath holpen when that they were sick.  \nits showers sweet  \nrootlet / liquid  \nWest Wind also grove & field  \nyoung shoots / Spring sun in Aries / has run little birds Who sleep  \nspurs / spirits people long pilgrims / shores  \ndistant shrines known county's  \ngo  \nSt. Thomas Becket Who has helped them  \n1 When April with its sweet showers has pierced the drought of March to the root and bathed every rootlet in the liquid by which the flower is engendered; when the west wind also, with its sweet breath, has brought forth young shoots in every grove and field; when the early sun of spring has run half his course in the sign of Aries, and when small birds make melody, birds that sleep all night with eyes open,(as Nature inspires them to) --THEN people have a strong desire to go on pilgrimages, and pilgrims long to go to foreign shores to distant shrines known in various countries. And especially they go from every county in England to seek out the shrine of the holy blessed martyr who has helped them when they were sick.  \n2 4: \"By virtue (strength) of which the flower is engendered.\"  \n3 8: The early sun of Spring has moved part way through the sign of Aries (the Ram) in the Zodiac.  \n4 13-14: \"Pilgrims seek foreign shores (to go) to distant shrines known in different lands.\" Palmers: pilgrims, from the palm-leaves they got in Jerusalem.  \n2 CANTERBURY TALES  \nAt the Tabard Inn, just south of London, the poet-pilgrim falls in with a group of twenty nine other pilgrims who have met each other along the way.  \n20  \n25  \n30  \n35  \n40  \nBefell that in that season on a day In Southwark at The Tabard as I lay Ready to wenden on my pilgrimage To Canterbury with full devout couráge, At night was come into that hostelry Well nine and twenty in a company Of sundry folk by áventure y-fall In fellowship, and pilgrims were they all That toward Canterbury woulden ride. The chambers and the stables weren wide And well we weren easèd at the best. And shortly, when the sunnè was to rest, So had I spoken with them every one That I was oftheir fellowship anon, And madè forward early for to rise To take our way there as I you devise. But natheless, while I have time and space, Ere that I further in this talè pace, Methinketh it accordant to reason  \nTo tell you all the conditïon  \nOf each of them so as it seemèd me, And which they weren, and of what degree And eke in what array that they were in; And at a knight then will I first begin.  \nIt happened inn name / lodged to go  \nspirit, heart  \ninn fully 29 by chance fallen ...  \n...Into company wished to were roomy entertained sun had set  \nagreement Ishall tell you nevertheless Before Igo It seems to me circumstances to me  \nAnd who / social rank also / dress  \nThe Knight is the person of highest social standing on the pilgrimage though you would never know it f","cbCaikd97M1v8LjY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikd97M1v8LjY","pdf",173514,39,"English","# General Prologue\n## The seasonal opening and pilgrimage impulse\n## The group at the Tabard Inn near London\n## The Knight’s background and character","[{\"question\":\"What does the opening of the General Prologue emphasize?\",\"answer\":\"It presents a long, elaborate explanation of how spring influences the vegetable and animal world and, by extension, encourages people to long for pilgrimages.\"},{\"question\":\"Where does the narrator meet the other pilgrims?\",\"answer\":\"He meets them at the Tabard Inn, just south of London, where they have gathered and prepare to ride to Canterbury.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is the first pilgrim described in detail?\",\"answer\":\"The Knight is introduced first, portrayed as the highest social standing in the group, defined by his chivalry, truth, honor, and battlefield experience.\"}]","The Canterbury Tales - General Prologue - Michael Murphy Reader-Friendly Modern Spelling Edition | PDF",1789949213]