Canterbury Tales Pilgrims
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mcshalleymo on November 10, 2010
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27 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Knight | fought in the Crusades; noble and chivalrous |
| Squire | perfectly curled hair; the Knight's son; aristocracy |
| Yeoman | assistant to the Knight; St. Christopher medal; aristocracy |
| Nun | wore a rosary that said "love conquers all"; St. Loy; aristocracy |
| Monk | OPPOSITE of what a church official was: hunter; lavish clothing |
| Friar | Received $ for repentance, got $ from poor people, Franciscan Friar- ironic b/c he was known for his simplicity; aristocracy |
| Merchant | Secretly in debt, good at negotiating, confident, well dressed, doesn't want people to know his name- give away him identity; upper |
| Oxford Cleric | Was becoming a clergyman, but only to get an education, loved to read; virtuous lower |
| Lawyer | Knew all laws, took ownership of land- knew how to do it legally, wasn't as busy as people thought, had a lot of $; upper |
| Franklin | Jolly, wanted to entertain other people, wealthy land owner, Santa; Upper |
| Doctor | Believed astrology had to do with patients, loved $, made a lot of $ during the plague; middle |
| Wife of Bath | Had had 5 husbands, gap teeth-got around, had been to several religious places, knew a lot about marriage and love; middle |
| Parson | Compared to Jesus/shepherd, loved to preach about God, gave $ to poor parishioners; virtuous lower |
| Plowman | Pride in his work, honest and good worker, religious, had a female horse; virtuous lower |
| Miller | Big, strong, cocky, stole grain to get more $; degraded lower |
| Manciple | Knew everything about the law, job was to buy provisions for law firms, scammed people for $; degraded lower |
| Reeve | Bad temper, job was to be sure that Plowman did his job & everything was accounted for, stole $ from his master and bought him gifts with it; degraded lower |
| Summoner | Made sure people showed up in church court, drank a lot, pretended to know Latin |
| Pardoner | Sold pardons for sinners, ripped people off, stiff and stringy hair, no facial hair, high voice- castrated |
| Aristocracy | status based on birth and tradition |
| Upper Class | status based on acquired wealth |
| Middle Class | status based on mastery of trade |
| Virtuous Lower Class | poor but virtuous |
| Degraded Lower Class | poor with low manners and questionable morals |
| Feudal Estate | "those who fight" |
| Church Estate | "those who pray" |
| Merchant Estate | "those who work" |
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