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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Knight | loved chivalry, truth, honor, freedom, courtesy |
| Knight | there for the fall of Alexandria |
| Knight | fought in 15 battles |
| Knight | good horses |
| Knight | drab clothing: fustian tunic, dark and stained |
| Knight | true, perfect, gentle |
| Squire | young man |
| Squire | of average height |
| Squire | sang and played the flute all day |
| Squire | wore bright clothing |
| Squire | knew how to ride horses well |
| Squire | polite, modest, able, served his father at meal times |
| Squire | ladies man: player |
| Squire | had yellow curls and dressed beautifully |
| Squire | was out with women til the very early hours of the morning |
| Yeoman | servant to the knight and squire |
| yeoman | wore a coat and hood of green |
| Yeoman | his arrows had peacock feathers on them |
| Yeoman | head like a nut, very tan |
| Yeoman | he knew woodcraft well--made furniture |
| Yeoman | wore a St. Christopher medal--protected travelers |
| Prioress | Madam Eglantine |
| Prioress | very distinguished family--rich |
| Prioress | superior of her group of nuns |
| Prioress | when angry she would say, "Oh Saint Loye"--patron saint of gold jewelry |
| Prioress | spoke French, well educated and most likely tutored |
| Prioress | excellent manners |
| Prioress | had little dogs she fed from the table |
| Prioress | wore a broach that says in Latin, "Love Conquers All" |
| Monk | kept many horses in his stable |
| Monk | ignored rules of St. Benedict |
| Friar | wanton--immoral |
| Friar | lured young woman with things they want |
| Friar | sold women into marriage |
| Friar | partier |
| Friar | special license from Pop to hear confession and give penance |
| Friar | sang well and played the hurdy gurdy |
| Friar | knew the taverns well in every town |
| Friar | tried to get money out of everyone, even poor widows |
| Friar | name is Hubert |
| merchant | forked beard |
| merchant | in debt but no one kenw it |
| merchant | wore a beaver hat |
| merchant | expert at exchanging money |
| merchant | wishes there were sea police |
| merchant | narrator likes him--worthy man |
| clerk | professional student at Oxford |
| Clerk | never leaves school |
| clerk | coat is thread bare |
| clerk | if he needed money he got it from his friends and in return he'd pray for them |
| clerk | gladly would he learn and gladly would he teach |
| sergeant at the law | lawyer |
| sergeant at the law | seemed busier than he was |
| sergeant at the law | speculator in land |
| sergeant at the law | knew all the cases since William the Conqueror (1066) |
| sergeant at law | perfect writing |
| sergeant at law | coat and a sash |
| franklin | white, bearded |
| franklin | cake and wine for breakfast |
| franklin | was Epicurus--like the finer things |
| franklin | snowed in his house of meat and drink |
| franklin | great entertainer |
| franklin | knight of the shire--auditor: collected taxes |
| franklin | served in Parliament |
| franklin | not born to aristocracy, won the title |
| franklin | had a cellar on earth no one could match |
| guildsman | haberdasher, carpenter, weaver, dyer, tapestry maker |
| guildsman | dressed in uniform of guild |
| guildsman | pure silver knife |
| guildsman | their wives wanted to be called madams and have servant girls pick up their dresses so they dont' get dirty |
| guildsman | pretentious |
| cook | brewmaster |
| cook | he can take a sip of beer and know which tavern it came from |
| cook | he has an ulcer on his leg |
| skipper | from Dartmouth |
| skipper | rode a horse as best he could |
| skipper | he was a good fellow but he stole wine |
| skipper | he knows tides and ship courses and moons |
| skipper | any prisoners he captured walked the plank |
| skipper | ships name was Madeline |
| doctor | grounded in astonomy |
| doctor | was not always honest by how he made his money |
| doctor | associated with the Apothecary |
| doctor | prescribed meds to people who didn't need them |
| doctor | made most of his money treating the plague |
| doctor | special love for gold |
| wife of bath | deaf in one ear |
| wife of bath | wore 10lbs of linen on her head on Sunday |
| wife of bath | had 5 hustbands |
| wife of bath | been to Jerusalem three times |
| wife of bath | wore red stockings |
| wife of bath | gap toothed--attractive |
| wife of bath | will tell you anything you need to know about marriage |
| plowman | most humble of all |
| plowman | God he loved best with his whole heart and loved his neighbors as himself |
| plowman | he payed his 10% tithes in full even though he is one of the poorest |
| plowman | brother to the parson |
| parson | if gold rusts what will iron do |
| parson | neighborhood priest |
| parson | shepard and no mercenary |
| parson | Christ's teachings and 12 apostles he taught |
| miller | about 230lbs, wrestler |
| miller | he could break a door off by it hinges or break through it with his head |
| miller | red beard |
| miller | wart on the end of his nose |
| miller | foul mouth and loved to tell dirty tavern stories |
| miller | had a thumb of gold: rips off everyone just a little bit and over time it becomes a lot |
| miller | he plays the bagpipes |
| manciple | business agent of a company of lawyers |
| manciple | caterers might follow his example: buy food at good prices and sell it back at higher prices |
| manciple | illiterate man |
| manciple | can outsmart the lawyers and those who are educated |
| miller | lives debt free |
| the reeve | director of large landowner's farm |
| the reeve | thin, crank, and old |
| the reeve | skinny long legs, no calves, bony |
| the reeve | funniest looking character |
| the reeve | feared him like they feared the plague |
| the reeve | really good carpenter |
| the reeve | rides last in the entourage of Chaucer's pilgrims |
| summoner | brings people to court who go against church law |
| summoner | allowed people to pay off the blackmail he had on them |
| summoner | horrible looking man, patches on his face |
| summoner | bad sexual immorality |
| summoner | children were afraid of his face |
| summoner | loved garlic |
| summoner | when he was drunk he spoke Latin |
| pardoner | rode along with the summoner and they sang together |
| pardoner | hair as yellow as wax |
| pardoner | saved a portrait of Christ's face in his hat |
| pardoner | carried a pillow case that he claimed was his marriage veil |
| pardoner | claims to have a piece of a sail from St. Peter's ship |
| pardoner | has alleged relics |
| pardoner | had a jar of pig bones--saints |
| pardoner | sings best at offertory--during mass |
| pardoner | gets more money in a single day than another man would get in 2 months |
| host | Harry Bailey |
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