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Madame Eglantine (The Prioress)
Travels with her pack of dogs, has a brooch that says “love conquers all”, something wrong for a nun, not legit
The Monk
He has a love-knot, he disagrees with St Augustine that all monks should do manual labor, not legit
Oxford Cleric (Oxford Student)
Patterned after Geoffrey Chaucer himself, spends every dime on books, incredibly smart, legit character
Sergeant of Law
King’s lawyer, legit character
Cook
He has an oozing ulcer on his leg, alcoholic with a red face
Summoner
Pimples, alcoholic face, children were afraid of him
The Parson
He is a shepherd, the only religious person Chaucer admires out of the whole group
The Merchant
Chaucer cannot remember what his name is, he has forked beard
The Franklin
Traveling with the lawyer, never short on food or wine, elected to parliament
Wife of Bath
Her hose were scarlet red, she has 5 husbands all at the same time
Skipper (the shipman)
Made all prisoners walk the plank, has a sea leg
The Doctor
Depended on astrology and the stars for medicine, travels with his pharmacist
The Knight
Shown as most noble of the pilgrims
The Squire
Knight’s son, has an attitude towards women, LOVES the ladies
The 5 Guildsmen
Habdershaer (makes clothes)
Carpenter
Weaver
Dyer
Tapestry maker
—> Apart of the rising lower class
The Friar
He keeps pocket knives and different pieces in his hood, his name is Hubert
The Miller
He has a massive wart with hair growing out of it, over 200 pounds
The Plowman
Brother to the priest AKA the parson (the man who married people), he lived the true ‘golden rule’, he is a saint
The Manciple
A business agent, in charge of a law firm in England, he steals! Not legit.
The Reeve
Super intendant of a farming estate, he rides a horse named Scot, last pilgrim in line, he is embezzling, steals from the owner of the estate
The Yeoman
He is the servant for the Knight and Squire, he is a forester/hunter, he wears a metal around his neck of Saint Christopher
The Pardoner
Carries a pillowcase around that he claims belonged to the Virgin Mary, greedy, very feminine
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