I was reading the assigned lines over the weekend and every time I read them I got stuck on the meaning of these lines... 38.To inform you of the state of every one
39. Of all of these, as it appeared to me, 40. And who they were, and what was their degree,
These lines confused me a lot and I'm not sure what Chaucer is trying to say to the reader when he says what was their degree, or the "state of every one."
If anyone has any comments or suggestions of what the meaning of these lines are please comment.
John Leskow
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I think that in these lines, Chaucer is telling us that he will describe the men that he is with and he will do so in some sort of order (perhaps the order they are sitting in). He furthers these lines with line 42 saying he will begin by first describing the knight.
Joe Forline
Do you think that the knight will be the first "Tale?" Or just a description?
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