CANTERBURY TALES CHARACTERS

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squire

"Embroidered like a meadow bright" dressed in red and white

Friar

"Glib with gallant phrase and well turned speech" (very persuasive at talking woman and wealthy landowners into giving him money on exchanges for listening to confessions "an easy man in penance giving"

Oxford cleric

"Thread on his overcoat was bare" his close are rags

knight

"he possessed fine horses but was not gaily dressed"

Doctor

Blood-red garments slashed with bluish-gray, lone with taffeta (silk)

Wife

Bold, argumentative, well traveled, professional , very social

Monk

Bold, fat

Pardoner

Carrie a bag full of fake religious relics, no good but a little cap on head, bulging eyeballs, ha s cross on his wallet,pilgrim medal on hat

Doctor

Chaucer: "He did not read the Bible very much." Although physically healthy, unhealthy in spirit.

Wife

Chaucer: "a worthy woman"

Merchant

Chaucer: He doesn't even know his name.

Oxford cleric

Chaucer: Maybe Chaucer is just trying to say that studious types retreated from society

Miller

Chaucer: Not approved, he is a brute.

Reeve

Chaucer: Probably not since he was cruel and a thief - he rode in the back of the cavalcade

Tradesmen

Chaucer: They are the new middle class

squire

Chaucer: approved

Yeoman

Chaucer: approved "He was a proper forester, I guess"

knight

Chaucer: approved, "ever honored for his noble graces"

Man of law

Chaucer: approved, everyone respected him "a man of reverence"

Plowman

Chaucer: approved, he is a giver

Manciple

Chaucer: approved, he is smarter than the elite group he buys food and supplies for

Host

Chaucer: approves

Cook

Chaucer: feels sorry for him

Franklin

Chaucer: he liked good food, good wine, kept a buffet of food ready to eat all day

Parson

Chaucer: he lives in poverty but is Rick in holy thoughts and deeds

Prioress

Chaucer: he suggests that her daintiness is too extreme ("her upper lip so clean" being reduced to tears when seeing a mouse in a trap...")

Monk

Chaucer: his wealthy clothes do not match his humble vocation

Friar

Chaucer: not approved, criticizes him and religious figures like him, who are unscrupulous and take advantage of their religious position

Pardoner

Chaucer: not approved, he is a charlatan (fake)

Summoner

Chaucer: not approved, he is not good at his job and takes advantage of his position pretending to know Latin but really only knows a few words

Parson

Clergy

Pardoner

Clergy pardons people's sins form donation to the curch

Summoner

Clergy, official who brings persons accused of violating church law to court

Monk

Clergy-wealthy

Franklin

Confident, cheerful, lived for pleasure

Summoner

Drunk, lecherous, ill-tempered, smelled of garlic and onions

Merchant

Expert at currency exchange but personally in debt

Shipman

Fault and Chaucer: steals wine

Cook

Fault: has a sore in his leg

Wife

Fault: married 5x

Man of law

Fault: none suggested

Reeve

Faults: He grew rich by knowing his job well and stealing from his master

Miller

Faults: He is a big mouthed and blasphemous

Merchant

Faults: He is supposedly part of the wealthy class but he is actually in debt.

Doctor

Faults: He seemed to be more interested in profiting from people's illnesses than helping people get better.

Tradesmen

Faults: Their wives are eager for their husbands to run for office so they can move up the social ladder.

Oxford cleric

Faults: Whatever money he gets from friends, he spends on books, and he doesn't have a job, but he might become a teacher.

Summoner

Faults: drinks too much and is a lecher (womanizer)

Monk

Faults: instead of devoting his life to work and prayer love most monks of the Middle Ages, he spends his time hunting and eating

Friar

Faults: instead of remaining tied to one monastery, he goes from one wealthy landowner to another accepting brides in exchanges for absolution

Host

Faults: none

Manciple

Faults: none

Parson

Faults: none, he is the only devout churchman

Plowman

Faults: none, loves a good Christian life

Pardoner

Faults: rides with the summoner who also takes advantage of his position, the cross on his wallet symbolizes how he uses the church to line his pockets

Prioress

Faults: too delicate

Franklin

Faults: was lucky and didn't serve a nobleman, so he was a free man

Reeve

Feared like the plague by serfs and herdsmen - those beneath him, Knowledgeable in his job

squire

Gown was short, sleeves long and wide

Pardoner

Greedy, fraud, shifty, keeps money from blessings to himself, sneaky, untrustworthy, dishonest, read and sang sermons well

Franklin

Had a dagger and white purse

Friar

Had a long hanging hood, white, thick neck, rich cape like a pope

Summoner

Has leprosy, disgusting red baby face with pus-filled pimples, narrow eyes, black scabby brows and thin beard

Friar

He sang well, played hurdy-gurdy stringed instrument and the harp

Parson

Holy, virtuous, hard working church man who disliked Storting tithe (taxes paid to the church) , gave from the church offerings to the poor, her practices what he preaches

Man of law

Homely, parti-colored coat, pin striped belt

Plowman

Honest worker, good and true, loves God and neighbors, helpful to the poor, pays tithes to the church

Monk

Hunter, has greyhounds, and hunting shoes with Spurs; likes to eat

Host

Large, striking in appearance, manly, bright eyed

Pardoner

Long, greasy, yellow hair, beardless

Host

Loud and merry but quick tempered, bold, tactful, generous, curious

Oxford cleric

Middle Class Student of Philosophy

Doctor

Middle class

Man of law

Middle class lawyer appointed by the king

Franklin

Middle class man of leisure

Wife of bath

Middle class seamstress

Reeve

Middle class steward responsible for running the everyday affairs of a feudal manor

Parson

Modest, poor

Oxford cleric

Motivation: He seeks morality and virtue..."The thought of moral virtue filled his speech"

Manciple

Motivation: He serves food to monasteries so perhaps he wants to serve himself with salvation

Doctor

Motivation: Maybe to make money in case someone gets sick

Merchant

Motivation: Perhaps he hopes to sell some of his furs and cloths

Reeve

Motivation: Perhaps he seeks forgiveness for stealing from his master and creating fear in those who worked for him.

Miller

Motivation: To go against conventional thinking

Tradesmen

Motivation: To represent their group of upcoming craftsmen

Friar

Motivation: a priest but his intentions are dishonest-to make money off selling blessings

Summoner

Motivation: maybe to drink and chase women

Wife

Motivation: maybe to meet another husband

Monk

Motivation: priest but his mission is probably mor self indulgent than spiritual

Plowman

Motivation: to accompany his brother to praise god

Host

Motivation: to accompany the pilgrims in their journey and select one who tells the best story who will be rewarded with a free supper

Cook

Motivation: to cook for the groups of upcoming craftsmen

Franklin

Motivation: to enjoy himself

Parson

Motivation: to help others find salvation

Pardoner

Motivation: to make money in exchange for forgiving pilgrims for their sins

Man of law

Motivation: to uphold justics

Shipman

Motivation; he is well traveled, so perhaps he wants to continue his travels

Reeve

Old, thin, close shaven, legs like sticks, probably frail

Merchant

Part of wealthy trade class of fur traders and cloth

Shipman

Peasant class- a veteran sailor

Plowman

Peasant, the parson's good hearted brother

Tradesmen

Proud men who represented their guild (their group of craftsmen - they are the new emerging middle class

Tradesmen

Seemed like worthy members of a legislative body

Cook

Servant to craftsmen, good sense of taste

Oxford cleric

Slender, hollow look, a sober stare (serious)

Wife

Somwhat deaf, red faced but handsome, gapped teeth, large hips

Cook

Sore on leg

Miller

Stout - weighed 224 pounds, big, brawny red beard, wart on his nose

Oxford cleric

Studious, read a lot, spent all his money on books, not social

Miller

Sword and buckler (shield) at his side, wore a blue hood and white coat

Shipman

Tan, bearded

Tradesmen: carpet maker, haberdasher, dyer, carpenter, weaver

Trade class - group who appear as a unit

Cook

Trade class cook

Miller

Trade class worker uses equipment to make flour

Host

Trade class, leader of the group

Manciple

Uneducated but clever, smarter than the lawyers he feeds

Friar

Wealthy clergy

Monk

Wealthy, wore fine fur trimmed robe, gold brooch

Doctor

Well spoken, excellent knowledge of middle ages medical tricks and remedies based more on medieval practices like blood-letting well connected to local apothecaries who profited

Franklin

White beard

Man of law

Wise, cautious, accurate, knowledgable in all laws

Summoner

Wore a garland in his head

Plowman

Wore a loos jacket smock, rode a mare

Shipman

Wore gown to his knees, dagger hanging from his neck

Wife

Wore kerchiefs finely woven, red hose, new shoes

Miller

Wrestler, steals grain, a loud, bad storytelling clown, plays bagpipes

Shipman

a rascal who steals wine; hardy; skilled navigator but ruthless with enemies, able to withstand hardship, a careful planner

knight

believes in the ideals of chivalry, must be an excellent fighter to have survived so many battles all over Europe

prioress

clergy (wealthy); nun

squire

curly hair, 20 years old, average height, strong, physically fit, sings and plays the flute

squire

faults: none

yeoman

faults: none suggested

knight

faults: none, ideal of chivalry, honor, and bravery, "the sovereign value in all eyes","a true, perfect, gentle, __"

Merchant

forking beard, stately, noble in appearance "high on his horse he sat"

squire

fought on the behalf of a lady and did well quickly, lover

yeoman

head like a nut and brown faced, strong, knew the whole of woodcraft up and down

knight

highest among the pilgrims

squire

likes poetry, jousting, horse riding, dancing

Reeve

long overcoat of bluish gray, rusty blade

yeoman

motivation: accompanying the knight and squire

Squire

motivation: maybe out of respect for father

Prioress

motivation: she is a nun so a spiritual trip seems likely

knight

motivation: to give thanks to God "to do his pilgrimages and render thanks"

Merchant

motley (multi color) dress , wore Flemish beaver hat, daintily buckled boots

prioress

not under grown, elegant nose, gray eyes, small, red mouth, wide forehead

yeoman

peasant class, servant who accompanies the knight and squire

Manciple

provider of provisions for a college or court or monastery

yeoman

ready for any occurrence in the forest (hunting game or defense against highwayman attack); sturdy and serious like Robin Hood

squire

respectful to his father, hard working and willing to take risks

prioress

simple, coy (shy), neat, clean, clingy, helpless, charitable, sympathetic, sentimental, tender-hearted (too much so)

squire

son of the knight

prioress

veil, graceful cloak, jewelry (prayer bracelet) that indicated wealth and worldliness

knight

wise, modest, distinguished, chivalrous, truthful, honorable, generous, courteous, brave, loves action and advesture

knight

wore a dark, Fustian tunic (coarse cloth) that had armor stains

yeoman

wore coat and hood of green with peacock-feather arrows, held a bow, sword, and dagger, and a hunting horn

yeoman

wore saucy bracelet as shield guard from the bow and sword along with St Christopher's medal


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