The Canterbury Tales was told in the first person of view, and the narrator, is Chaucer, who is also one of the pilgrims. Although Chaucer didn't introduce himself to the readers and he only appeared in the beginning of the prologue, it is told by first person of view, and the readers can actually find Chaucer's personal qualities from his descriptions of the other characters.
I think he is a honest person. He put his true feelings into the story and his descriptions. If he like someone, he'll praise that character by using beautiful descriptions and showing their good qualities.
For example, he described the Knight "He was a true, perfect gentle-knight. (l. 74)" which shows that he likes this character.
For an opposite example, he described that Oxford Cleric "But had a hollow look, a sober stare; (l. 299)", which shows that he doesn't like this character at all.
At the end of the paragraph about the Merchant, he wrote "To tell the truth I do not know his name. (l. 294)" which is very honest.
He also promised to use the same words as the person who told the tales so that the tales turn out as same as they were first told. (l. 750~758) He said this is to emphasize that he will tell the truth, which means that he doesn't want to be seen as a lair, and that he is truly honest.
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