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1. The Knight’s Prologue & Tale The Knight Prologue A noble fighter who served in the Crusades. He travels with his son, the Squire. The Knight tells the first tale, a romantic tale of a love triangle between two knights and a woman they both love. He is considered a man of high repute, venerated and courteous. He is dressed conservatively in stained clothes of coarse fabric. He has had victories all over the continent but is modest with his words and conduct. The Knight's Tale Part 1 After marrying Hippolyta, the queen of Scythia, and conquering the kingdom of Amazons, Theseus, the prince, comes back to Athens with his sister, Emelye, to find out the Creon, the lord of the town, has refused to bury or burn the dead bodies of the soldiers. Seeing women crying in such situation over their husbands’ bodies, Theseus swears vengeance and kills Creon. While disposing of the dead bodies, two of them, belonging to Arcite...

The Book Of Duchess Chaucer's First Published Great Poem, The Book Of Duchess  Background The Book of the Duchess is the first major work of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer (l. c. 1343-1400 CE The poem, the Book of Duchess is written in Middle English.  It was composed c. 1370 CE in honor of Blanche, Duchess of Lancaster (l. 1342-1368 CE), the first wife of John of Gaunt (l. 1340-1399 CE), Duke of Lancaster and Chaucer’s best friend. Blanche died in 1368 CE, probably from the plague, at the age of 26, and John of Gaunt mourned her for the rest of his life even though he would remarry. The Book of the Duchess is thought to have been composed on the second anniversary of her death. It may have been commissioned by John of Gaunt and was read at Blanche’s memorial service on the two-year anniversary of her death. The poem was clearly appreciated by John of Gaunt as, afterwards, he rewarded Chaucer with a grant of ten pound...

Sir Geoffrey Chaucer’s Life and Works A famous poet, which later know as the father of poetry, Sir Geufray Chaucer was born Around 1340 on Thames street London, England His father, Jon Chaucer, was a prosperous wine trader, and also the king's butler's vintner and deputy. It is believed that he received his early education at St. Paul's Cathedral From where 'he for the first time inspired by poetry the two famous books of poetry Virgil and Ovid Chaucer first appeared in the historical record in 1357 as a serving boy in the house of Princess Elizabeth, the wife of Prince Lionel who was the son of King Edward III. It was a tradition of the time that the sons of middle-class families were kept in the royal service so that they could receive judicial education. Two years later, Chaucer served in the army under Edward III 'he was with Prince Lionel in France He also fought in hundred years war (1337-1453) b...