He lays out his plan: each of the pilgrims will tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two more on the way back. Whomever the Host decides has told the most meaningful and comforting stories will receive a meal paid for by the rest of the pilgrims upon their return.

The pilgrims therefore responded very favourably to this suggestion, and in fact were pleased to let the host assume control of both this storytelling competition and also the other arrangements that needed to be dealt with on their journey as they made their way.

The irony is that, while the cook made the best “blankmanger” and while “blankmanger” is used to cure those that are ill, the cook had a seemingly incurable wound on his own leg. The narrator does not tell us the cause though he does lament the ironic tragedy of excellence being unable to cure itself.

Geoffrey Chaucer presumably never finished “The Cook’s Tale” and it breaks off after 58 lines, although some scholars argue that Chaucer deliberately left the tale unfinished. Skeat argued instead that Chaucer intended the tale for the Yeoman, who would presumably be more interested in a tale of country life.

In the Canterbury Tales, Chaucer’s opinion of the cook is not very high. At first in the prologue, the host keeps giving the cook compliments about his dishes. Chaucer talks about an ulcer on the cook’s knee. This is said to let the reader invision how nasty and dirty the kitchen must be.

The name Geoffrey Chaucer gives him is Roger of Ware and is described as a great cook who has a bad sore on his leg. His sore on his leg was described as being tummy-turning. This is the reason he has gone on the pilgrimage. The Cook believes that if he went on this pilgrimage it will heal his sore.

The Canterbury Tales is considered Chaucer’s masterpiece and is among the most important works of medieval literature for many reasons besides its poetic power and entertainment value, notably its depiction of the different social classes of the 14th century CE as well as clothing worn, pastimes enjoyed, and language/ ……

Social satire is the major theme of The Canterbury Tales. The medieval society was set on three foundations: the nobility, the church, and the peasantry. Chaucer’s satire targets all segments of the medieval social issues, human immorality, and depraved heart.

Similarly one may ask, how does the friar look like in Canterbury Tales? -The Friar’s physical appearance is that he is not dressed like a Friar, he was dressed more like a pope or a doctor in a luxoruous way. His neck was white as a lily flower, but it was strong….