Pilgrims of the Canterbury Tales

Knight

The court, nobility

The Sqaure

The knight’s son

The Yeoman

servant to Knight and Sqaure forester, hunts herbs and plants, wears St. Christopher’s Metal, no vice or virtue

The Prioress

Head-nun Madam Egletine “Amor Vincit Omnia”, Speakes French, very refined and dainty, feeds dogs human food, wears pendant

The Monk

Riding a horse, keeps to himself, has bells on horse’s reins, has a gold pin cape with love knot, throughout manual labor wasn’t for him

The Friar (Part of Clergy)

finds young married couples to talk to, like to hear women’s confession, keeps hood stuffed with little daggers that gives to women after they confessed, he said they should give him money instead of praying

Merchant (loan shark)

Character based of Chaucer’s father, forked-beard, wealthy, colorful clothes, good at giving advice, brags a lot, Chaucer doesn’t know his name

Oxford Student

believed that this is Chaucer, rides a hourse, him and his horse are skinny, very poo, uses any money for book and education, borrow’s money from friends and prays in return, very smart, introvert

Lawyer (Kings lawyer)

wealthy, businessman, was the King’s Lawyer, very smart

Franklin (Member of the Shire)

White beard, red-complexion, drinks a lot, always has food for everyone, gluttony, elected to Parliament, wealthy landowner, not stingy

Guildsmen: Haberdasher, dryer, carpenter, weaver, carpet-maker

all wear same uniform, part of rising lower class, carry knives, everything looks new, wants to prove they are working out of the lower class

The cook

likes to drink, has a oozy sore he cooks with, not the cleanest or healthiest, lower class

Sailor (Ship Captain)

rides a horse, bad at it , just got back from a trip, very tan, likes to steal wine, always winds his fights, make his prisoners walk the plank, ship named Magdalene, lower class

Doctor

wealthy, well-dressed, greedy, blood-red garments, middle class, depends on astrology for his medicine, travels with pharmacist, very smart

Wife of Bath

has spurs on her shoes to show she is in charge, the most colorful character, really extroverted liked people to see her, likes to drink, 5 husbands and many boyfriends, middle class lust and pride

Parson

the only religious person that admires, he is true to his occupation, has no vise, generous to the poor, requires little to satisfy his needs, clergy

Plowman

Pleasant class, Parson’s brother, live by the golden rule (treat other the way you want to be treated), pays his tiles and taxes, someone that would go on these journeys

Miller

weighs 16 stones (over 200 lbs), has big red beard, big wart on his nose, likes to wrestle, like to tell dirty stories, carries bag pipes on his back

Manciple

a business agent, in charge of a big law firm in LA, upper middle class, steals from his clients then fixes the books

Reeve

superintendent of really large farm, steals things takes food, not the most honest, last person in the line, riding a horse name scot

Summoner

he is drunk, carbuncles (ache), bribe him with wine and would not report you for a whole year, messes with young girls, social class clergy

Pardoner

Priest, travel around, if you paid him he will forgive your sins, vise is he greedy, carries a pillow case that he tells belongs to the Virgin Mary, Pockets money instead of giving it to the church, he is homosexual