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Chaucer's Characters
Characters of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Term | Definition |
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Host | Harry Bailey, had idea for contest to tell tale and best one would win meal at The Tavern |
Summoner | Boils on face, finds out secrets and uses blackmail |
Knight | Highest ranked Pilgrim, one of the few good guys |
Plowman | Brother of Parson, farmer, honest worker, loves God |
Oxford Cleric | Skinny as a rail, books more important than eating |
Cook | Oozing ulcer on face, gross for job description |
Friar | Knew barmaids and taverns better than sick and needy |
Skipper | Had prisoners walk the plank, stole wine from boat |
Wife of Bath | wore red stockings, deaf in one ear, expert on men |
Miller | Stole grain by holding thumb on scale, had wart on his nose |
Franklin | Wealthy landowner, looked like Santa |
Doctor | Made money off Plague, made unethical deals with pharmacists |
Monk | Loves ladies, gives gifts for social favors, wears fur and hunts |
Yeoman | used a bow |
Pardoner | Took money for indulgences for forgiveness of sins, greedy |
Parson | Went for religious reasons, brother to Plowman, good guy |
Reeve | Got rich off master's farm, was feared for being a "loan shark" |
Guildsmen | Group of newly rich workers, haberdashers, blacksmiths, dyers |
Squire | Son of Knight, bachelor playboy, played flute, handsome |
Nun Prioress | Large woman, red lips, nasal talking, loved animals more than people |
Merchant | Bragger with forking beard, brought things along to sell |
Geoffrey Chaucer | Author of "The Canterbury Tales" |