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    often very visual description of each pilgrim‚ focusing on details of their background‚ as well as key details of their clothing‚ their food likes and dislikes‚ and their physical features. These descriptions fall within a common medieval tradition of portraits in words (which can be considered under the technical term ekphrasis)‚ Chaucer’s influence in this case most likely coming from The Romaunt de la Rose.  Immediately‚ our narrator insists that his pilgrims are to be described by ’degree’. By

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    World. After an uncomfortable crossing from England‚ the ship dropped anchor near the edge of Cape Cod‚ far north from the initial destination at the mouth of the Hudson River. A month later‚ the Mayflower crossed the Massachusetts Bay‚ where the Pilgrims‚ as they are now commonly known‚ began the establishment of constructing a village at Plymouth. Throughout the first brutal winter‚ most of the colonists remained on board the ship‚ where they suffered from exposure‚ scurvy and outbreaks of contagious

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    Construction of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was started around 326 CE‚ and was completed in 335 CE. Throughout its existence‚ the Church of the Holy Sepulcher has been destroyed and reconstructed numerous times‚ which means that the current Church in Jerusalem is not the original building. However‚ the significance behind the building remains. When the first iteration of the Church was built‚ it strengthened the legitimacy of Christianity in Jerusalem. Emperor Constantine ordered the Church

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    the purification of the English church‚ theses people were known as the “puritans”. The puritans later broke down into two groups when the reformation of the church wasn’t making any progress. One of these groups was the separatist also known as pilgrims; a tiny group of puritan who vowed to break entirely away from the England church. Losing their English identity‚ these separatist departed for Holland in 1608 to flee royal wrath back in England. While in Holland‚ the separatist endured hard work

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    was known to most as the leader of the Pilgrims but also for his most famous literary work‚ Of Plymouth Plantation. This work described the voyage of the Pilgrims to Cape Cod‚ their search for a place to call “home”‚ and the difficulties they encountered once they settled. The voyage had the appearance to be adequately dangerous at some points but the Pilgrims were able to arrive to their destination safely. Upon their search for a place to settle the Pilgrims encountered problems with the Indians

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    What is a pilgrim? A pilgrim is a person who travels to a sacred place for religious reasons. Or someone who travels on long journeys. Now why are we called pilgrims? For me we are called pilgrims because we are the Church of God‚ we are a family of believers‚ disciples of the Lord united in one spirit. The person tries to search answers for his questions like on the first part. “tired of weaving dreams too loose for me to wear” so the person is confused of why is it so hard to achieve

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    they were in desperate need to help Native help. The film was called‚ “We Shall Remain: After the Mayflower‚” it was release in April 13‚ 2009 – May 11‚ 2009. The Pilgrims made landfall in Plymouth and provides a brief‚ but rich window into the way of life for the Wampanoag‚ the local Native American tribe near Plymouth‚ before the Pilgrims arrived. What was it like to be Wampanoag‚ the

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    that of mainly economic. They desired to use the land of the New World for the profit of the Old. In 1620‚ the Pilgrims of Plymouth

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    The Mayflower

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    resolved to relocate to America. The group is now known as the Pilgrims. The boat they sailed on was called the Mayflower. During the trip a sneaky‚ surging storm erupted. The wildly hollering storm which would not subside for days‚ made the pilgrims stay below the deck. The deck quickly became over crowded‚ stinky‚ loud‚ and noisy with the cries of little ones. The cracks in the deck boards leaked cold‚ salty seawater. The pilgrims got soaked and shivered. They were also absolutely terrified.

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    Chaucer thematic analysis

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    Cathedral with twenty nine pilgrims and the portrayal of them by the narrator is the outer frame work of the story. The inner story built from each character’s tale‚ telling two stories on the way and two on the way back‚ gives pith and substance to the inside. During the Medieval Era‚ with the birth of a new spring‚ people set out on pilgrimages as a time of spiritual renewal and rededication. Chaucer’s “General Prologue” places readers in that moment‚ as twenty-nine pilgrims gather for a pilgrimage

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