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In April, with spring’s sweet showers and blossoming flowers stirring pilgrims’ hearts, a company of twenty-nine travelers gathers at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, ready to journey together to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury. Chaucer’s General Prologue introduces each colorful character — from a noble Knight to a bawdy Miller — painting a rich portrait of medieval English society as the pilgrims prepare to tell their tales on the road.