How does Chaucer’s choice to

set The Canterbury Tales’
“Prologue” in spring contribute to
the narrative?
(1 point)
It underscores the
arduous journey the
characters are about to
take.
It emphasizes the limited
time the characters have
to make their pilgrimage.
It reinforces the notion
that martyrdom is
something to be avoided.
It casts the idea of
religious pilgrimage as a
new beginning.

The correct answer is: It casts the idea of religious pilgrimage as a new beginning.