The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Plot Summary
- Cast of Characters
- An Analysis of Major Characters
- Symbols and Themes
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Summary and Analysis
- The General Prologue
- The Knight's Tale
- The Miller's Tale
- The Reeve's Tale
- The Cook's Tale
- The Man of Law's Tale
- The Wife of Bath's Tale
- The Friar's Tale
- The Summoner's Tale
- The Clerk's Tale
- The Merchant's Tale
- The Squire's Tale
- The Franklin's Tale
- The Physician's Tale
- The Pardoner's Tale
- The Shipman's Tale
- The Prioress' Tale
- The Tale of Sir Topas
- The Tale of Melibee
- The Monk's Tale
- The Nun's Priest's Tale
- The Second Nun's Tale
- The Canon Yeoman's Prologue and Tale
- The Manciple's Prologue and Tale
- The Parson's Tale
- Chaucer's Retraction
- Significant Quotations
- Key Facts
- Points to Ponder
- Discussion Questions
- Take The Quiz
- Further Reading
- Flashcards
- Biography of Geoffrey Chaucer
The Cook's Tale
The Cook seems to share the Reeve’s feelings about millers and finds the story about the miller very entertaining. He tells the pilgrims that he will tell them a good story, and the Host tells him that the story had better be a good one, since he has only provided them with bad food. He tells a story about an apprentice cook, Perkin Reveler, who loves to party. The apprentice is dismissed by his master, who is concerned that he will corrupt the other people working for him. The apprentice ends up moving in with another partier whose wife is a prostitute. However, the story is incomplete, so what happens to the apprentice cook is unknown.
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