Canterbury Tales Characters
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23 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Knight | distinguished, noble, gentil, nice, dressed humbly |
| Squire | knight in training, curly locks, 20 yrs old, player |
| Yeoman | lots of equiptment, tavels alot, loyal, proper forester |
| Nun | fat, big forehead, independant, has a dog |
| Monk | looks more like a Lord, gray fur, fat, lazy, fish eyes, loves hunting |
| Friar | rich, Hubert, mery, godless, has women, too much money, creepy, popular |
| Merchant | golden thumb, forking beard, colorful dress, dainty boots, actually in debt |
| Cleric | very poor, student, love the Bible, loves learning, quiet |
| Lawyer | multicolored coat, wise, discreet, greedy, less busy than he seems to be |
| Franklin | white beard, ruddy complextion, Santa, pleasure seeker, loves food...alot |
| The Guildsman | worthy, alderman, wealthy, want to be seen, want to move up in rankings |
| Cook | ulcer on his knee, good at what he does |
| Skipper | tan, beard, ignored rules of conscience, stole things, well traveled |
| Doctor | blood red clothes, good talker, love of gold, always prescribing things |
| Wife of Bath | gap in teeth, bold, love of travel, 5 husbands, like to laugh and chat, always 1st to alter for the wrong reason, extravagant dress |
| Parson | dressed humbly, poor man's pastor, generous, caring, smart, fair, good example, holy minded |
| Plowman | Parson's brother, honest worker, perfect charity, loved God, good and hard worker |
| Miller | thumb of gold, fat, stout, red beard - sly, cunning, war on nose, not honest, good at stealing |
| Manciple | nice, illiterate, frugal, good baragin hunter, knows how to rip people off |
| Reeve | old, thin, closely shaven beard, horse named Scot, lean legs, rusty blade, bad-tempered, feared man, rich, good at ripping people off |
| Summoner | call people to court, rosy face, boils everywhere, narrow eyes, black scabby brows, thin beard, children afraid of, drunk, nobel scoundrel, dishonest, blackmails people |
| Pardoner | pardon people from sins, sold relics, long yellow hair, bulging eyes, high voice, no beard, femanine, hypocrite, greedy, dishonest |
| Host | big, bright eyes, merry hearted, striking |
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