Tale of Sir Topaz

In Chaucer’s tale of Sir Topaz in the Cantebury Tales the prior s’s tale has a sobering effect on the company and Harry Bailey calls on Chaucer himself to tell a tale of mith the tale Chaucher delivers is divided into Fitz, an archaic word for a division in a poem or song.

In the fist fit Chaucer begins whit a story about Sir Topaz, a knight so handsome rich and accomplished thet the young women longed to be with him.

Sir Topaz’s friends and servants help him prepare for the duel they give him sweet spiced wine and clothed him in fine clothes and elaborate amrmour.

During the second fit Chaucer again asks the company to be quiet and listen to his story as he continues Harry Bailey interrupts in saying his story is illiterate and that the rhymes are purgatory.

Chaucer agrees to tell a story in prose instead the humor of tale lines in the difference between the readers and the pilgrism reactions Harry Bailey sums up the pilgrim reaction he says it is not worth the turn while Harry Bailey may think Chaucer the pilgrim is the illiterate readers.