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Shaws Pilgrims
Canterbury Tales Pilgrims
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| His name is Herbert | Friar |
| 20 years old | Squire |
| is an able sailor, but very cruel | Skipper |
| has a forked beard | Merchant |
| he believes in astrology as a means of treating an illness | Doctor |
| expert bowman | Yeoman |
| carries a rusty sword | Reeve |
| favorite food is roast swan | Monk |
| loves to prepare fine dishes | Cook |
| his name is Harry Baily | Host |
| though not as smart as the students he serves, he was smart enough to put away a little money for himself | Manciple |
| has been on religious pilgrimages to Jerusalem 3 times | Wife of Bath |
| doesn’t require much sleep | Squire |
| member of an impressive guild | Haberdasher |
| very quick-tempered | Reeve |
| he will drown prisoners if they cause him any problems | Skipper |
| has fought in the Crusades | Knight |
| tells the final tale | Parson |
| licensed to hear confession | Friar |
| his job is to listen to confessions | Pardoner |
| student of the arts | Oxford Cleric |
| plays a hurdy-gurdy | Monk |
| is the perfect example of chivalry | Knight |
| lacks spiritual nourishment | Doctor |
| he, along with the Knight and Parson, is admired by Chaucer | Oxford Cleric |
| suffers from a pus-running ulcer on his leg | Cook |
| he is the Parson’s brother | Plowman |
| doesn’t take his vows seriously | Monk |
| dishonest | Reeve |
| intellectual whose interests are in learning only | Oxford Cleric |
| he is sent by the Church to summon persons suspected of breaking Church law | Summoner |
| marriage broker | Friar |
| assistant to the Knight and Squire | Yeoman |
| enjoys women of questionable reputation | Summoner |
| main interest is money | Monk |
| he sells fake relics and Pardons” | Pardoner |
| 16 stones heavy | Miller |
| he has hair as yellow as wax that hangs from his head in thin rat tails | Pardoner |
| tells his tale first | Knight |
| he has boils and skin sores | Summoner |
| knew every judgment, case, and crime by heart | Serjeant at Law |
| black Nostrils | Miller |
| has been married 5 times | Wife of Bath |
| children were afraid of him | Summoner |
| old, choleric, thin | Reeve |
| he lisped | Friar |
| he is rough, coarse, ugly, and has a wart with hairs growing out of it on his nose | Miller |
| was very thing and rode a thin horse | Oxford Cleric |
| knows every port of the Mediterranean | Skipper |
| his appalling physical condition may be a result of lechery | Summoner |
| serves as a contrast to the Pardoner | Parson |
| does not tell a tale | Yeoman |
| a county landowner | Franklin |
| lives in peace and pays his dues to the Church | Plowman |
| likes to show off by speaking Latin when he gets drunk | Summoner |
| owns many horses | Monk |
| he is the most corrupt of all the travelers | Pardoner |
| shining example of what a religious person should be | Parson |
| for breakfast, he love to sop cake in wine | Franklin |
| due to his high-pitched voice and his beardless face, Chaucer refers to him as a gelding or a mare | Pardoner |
| he had a red face with carbuncles, narrow eyes, black scabby brows, and a thin beard | Summoner |
| knows the remedies for love’s “mischance’s” | Wife of Bath |
| carries a jar of pig bones which he tells people are holy relics | Pardoner |
| horse’s name is Scott | Reeve |
| speaks French (badly) | Prioress |
| rids herself of husbands, wearing them out by nagging them to death | Wife of Bath |
| there are several references to his effeminate nature | Pardoner |
| would gladly learn and gladly teach | Oxford Cleric |
| plays bagpipes as the pilgrims leave town | Miller |
| a member of the most prominent members of the legal profession from whose ranks the king selects judges | Serjeant at Law |
| dressed all in green | Yeoman |
| knows everything about medicine, but seems to know little about the Bible | Doctor |
| she dresses colorfully and is deaf in one ear | Wife of Bath |
| is motley dressed | Merchant |
| has large hips | Wife of Bath |
| he owned a ship named The Maudelayne | Skipper |
| has rust stains on his clothes from his armor | Knight |
| her name is Madam Eglantyne | Prioress |
| a clever man whose job is to purchase goods for a college or law school | Manciple |
| has peacock feather arrows | Yeoman |
| their wives enjoy the stature their husband have attained because it earns them social recognition | Haberdasher |
| has curly hair | Squire |
| she is a coarse woman who enjoys dirty jokes | Wife of Bath |
| plays a harp | Friar |
| owner of the Tabard Inn and travels with the troupe to be the judge of the best tale | Host |
| is known for his cream dishes and his most famous dish – creamed chicken pie | Cook |
| rides a horse well | Wife of Bath |
| wore a threadbare overcoat | Oxford Cleric |
| apparently made a ton of money during the plague, but never seems to spend any of it | Doctor |
| good soldier but loves clothes, drink, and women | Squire |
| rides last among the pilgrims | Reeve |
| is the most admired of all the pilgrims | Knight |
| enjoys male companionship | Wife of Bath |
| never hesitates to share the fruits of life with others | Franklin |
| tells filthy stories | Miller |
| carries a dirk | Yeoman |
| traveling with pet dogs with whom she is so obsessed she neglects the poor in her care | Prioress |
| is in charge of feeding prospective lawyers | Manciple |
| never found a party he didn’t like | Franklin |
| owns greyhounds | Monk |
| has gapped teeth | Wife of Bath |
| son of the Knight | Squire |
| could identify any wine by taste | Cook |
| has a reputation for getting girls into “trouble” then finding husbands for them | Friar |
| a smooth talker whose slick demeanor helps hide the fact he is in debt | Merchant |
| wore a dagger on a lanyard around his neck | Skipper |
| wearing a brooch that says, “Love Conquers All” | Prioress |
| His name is Herbert | Friar |
| 20 years old | Squire |
| is an able sailor, but very cruel | Skipper |
| has a forked beard | Merchant |
| he believes in astrology as a means of treating an illness | Doctor |
| expert bowman | Yeoman |
| carries a rusty sword | Reeve |
| favorite food is roast swan | Monk |
| loves to prepare fine dishes | Cook |
| his name is Harry Baily | Host |
| though not as smart as the students he serves, he was smart enough to put away a little money for himself | Manciple |
| has been on religious pilgrimages to Jerusalem 3 times | Wife of Bath |
| doesn’t require much sleep | Squire |
| member of an impressive guild | Haberdasher |
| very quick-tempered | Reeve |
| he will drown prisoners if they cause him any problems | Skipper |
| has fought in the Crusades | Knight |
| tells the final tale | Parson |
| licensed to hear confession | Friar |
| his job is to listen to confessions | Pardoner |
| student of the arts | Oxford Cleric |
| plays a hurdy-gurdy | Monk |
| is the perfect example of chivalry | Knight |
| lacks spiritual nourishment | Doctor |
| he, along with the Knight and Parson, is admired by Chaucer | Oxford Cleric |
| suffers from a pus-running ulcer on his leg | Cook |
| he is the Parson’s brother | Plowman |
| doesn’t take his vows seriously | Monk |
| dishonest | Reeve |
| intellectual whose interests are in learning only | Oxford Cleric |
| he is sent by the Church to summon persons suspected of breaking Church law | Summoner |
| marriage broker | Friar |
| assistant to the Knight and Squire | Yeoman |
| enjoys women of questionable reputation | Summoner |
| main interest is money | Monk |
| he sells fake relics and Pardons” | Pardoner |
| 16 stones heavy | Miller |
| he has hair as yellow as wax that hangs from his head in thin rat tails | Pardoner |
| tells his tale first | Knight |
| he has boils and skin sores | Summoner |
| knew every judgment, case, and crime by heart | Serjeant at Law |
| black Nostrils | Miller |
| has been married 5 times | Wife of Bath |
| children were afraid of him | Summoner |
| old, choleric, thin | Reeve |
| he lisped | Friar |
| he is rough, coarse, ugly, and has a wart with hairs growing out of it on his nose | Miller |
| was very thing and rode a thin horse | Oxford Cleric |
| knows every port of the Mediterranean | Skipper |
| his appalling physical condition may be a result of lechery | Summoner |
| serves as a contrast to the Pardoner | Parson |
| does not tell a tale | Yeoman |
| a county landowner | Franklin |
| lives in peace and pays his dues to the Church | Plowman |
| likes to show off by speaking Latin when he gets drunk | Summoner |
| owns many horses | Monk |
| he is the most corrupt of all the travelers | Pardoner |
| shining example of what a religious person should be | Parson |
| for breakfast, he love to sop cake in wine | Franklin |
| due to his high-pitched voice and his beardless face, Chaucer refers to him as a gelding or a mare | Pardoner |
| he had a red face with carbuncles, narrow eyes, black scabby brows, and a thin beard | Summoner |
| knows the remedies for love’s “mischance’s” | Wife of Bath |
| carries a jar of pig bones which he tells people are holy relics | Pardoner |
| horse’s name is Scott | Reeve |
| speaks French (badly) | Prioress |
| rids herself of husbands, wearing them out by nagging them to death | Wife of Bath |
| there are several references to his effeminate nature | Pardoner |
| would gladly learn and gladly teach | Oxford Cleric |
| plays bagpipes as the pilgrims leave town | Miller |
| a member of the most prominent members of the legal profession from whose ranks the king selects judges | Serjeant at Law |
| dressed all in green | Yeoman |
| knows everything about medicine, but seems to know little about the Bible | Doctor |
| she dresses colorfully and is deaf in one ear | Wife of Bath |
| is motley dressed | Merchant |
| has large hips | Wife of Bath |
| he owned a ship named The Maudelayne | Skipper |
| has rust stains on his clothes from his armor | Knight |
| her name is Madam Eglantyne | Prioress |
| a clever man whose job is to purchase goods for a college or law school | Manciple |
| has peacock feather arrows | Yeoman |
| their wives enjoy the stature their husband have attained because it earns them social recognition | Haberdasher |
| has curly hair | Squire |
| she is a coarse woman who enjoys dirty jokes | Wife of Bath |
| plays a harp | Friar |
| owner of the Tabard Inn and travels with the troupe to be the judge of the best tale | Host |
| is known for his cream dishes and his most famous dish – creamed chicken pie | Cook |
| rides a horse well | Wife of Bath |
| wore a threadbare overcoat | Oxford Cleric |
| apparently made a ton of money during the plague, but never seems to spend any of it | Doctor |
| good soldier but loves clothes, drink, and women | Squire |
| rides last among the pilgrims | Reeve |
| is the most admired of all the pilgrims | Knight |
| enjoys male companionship | Wife of Bath |
| never hesitates to share the fruits of life with others | Franklin |
| tells filthy stories | Miller |
| carries a dirk | Yeoman |
| traveling with pet dogs with whom she is so obsessed she neglects the poor in her care | Prioress |
| is in charge of feeding prospective lawyers | Manciple |
| never found a party he didn’t like | Franklin |
| owns greyhounds | Monk |
| has gapped teeth | Wife of Bath |
| son of the Knight | Squire |
| could identify any wine by taste | Cook |
| has a reputation for getting girls into “trouble” then finding husbands for them | Friar |
| a smooth talker whose slick demeanor helps hide the fact he is in debt | Merchant |
| wore a dagger on a lanyard around his neck | Skipper |
| wearing a brooch that says, “Love Conquers All” | Prioress |