cantabarry tales document
CHARACTERS The main characters of The Canterbury Tales are comprised of the procession of the twenty-nine pilgrims who traveled from London to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket in Canterbury and passed their long journey by narrating entertaining tales. The pilgrims and their tales represent a microcosm of medieval English society. These characters include the following: Chaucer The author of The Canterbury Tales and appears throughout the book as one of the twenty-nine pilgrims. ... He tells the tales of Sir Topas and the tale of Melibee during the course of the journey.