Pilgrims of Canterbury Tales

knight

appearance:
- simple, modest appearance
- wore dirty clothes with stains + smudges
personality:
- intense follower of chivalric code
- participated in various Crusades across world
- great warrior but humble
OVERALL POSITIVE

squire

appearance:
- 20 years old
- curly hair, agile + strong
personality:
- passionate, a lover, live-it-up kind of guy
- kind + bright but also ditsy + superficial
- artistic (singing/poetry)
- opposite of father (knight) because he doesn't want to face reality

nun

appearance:
- elegant, put together appearance
- fine clothes (graceful cloak, coral trinket, set of bead, etc)
personality:
- respectful + mannerly
- tries to seem more refined than she actually is

monk

appearance:
- bald, greasy face, fat eyes
- unflattering
personality:
- masculine/ indulgent/ progressive
- likes to hunt + wear fine furs + not adhere to religious rules

friar

appearance:
- pale, plainly dressed
personality:
- merry + joyous
- manipulative (absolved sins for money)
- associates with upper class instead of helping the poor

oxford cleric

appearance:
- thin, hollow face
- worn-out clothes
personality:
- prioritizes knowledge above all else
- arrogant + selfish (no job is worthy enough for him)
- leeches off his friends for money

franklin

appearance:
- white beard
- dagger + silk purse (wealth)
- lowkey fat
personality:
- lives for pleasure
- wealthy, extravagant, gluttonous
- mostly harmless

doctor

appearance:
- plain red garments with some blue
personality:
- happy when people get sick because he'll get more money
- greedy for gold
- manipulative (has tricked people into thinking they needed his help)

wife of bath

appearance:
- fancy clothes
- attractive
- bold colors
appearance:
- wants to standout
- flirt
- sociable/ extrovert
- married 5 times

parson

appearance:
- poor, simply dressed
behavior:
- hardworking, humble countryman
- good Christian, religious, virtuous

miller

appearance:
- ugly (wart on nose, giant mouth)
- strong
personality:
- boastful
- a cheat

reeve

appearance:
- old, choleric
- thin
- short hair
personality:
- ruthless, irritable, manipulative
- feared, mysterious

summoner

appearance:
- gross
- narrow eyes, black scabby brows, thin beard
personality:
- loves garlic + drinking strong wine
- crazy (shouts + rants)
- cheater, liar

pardoner

appearance: (overall annoying weasel)
- bulging eyeballs
- clean-shaven
- hair yellow as wax
- small, high pitched voice
- wears small cap with holy relic on it
personality:
- gentle + effeminate
- deceitful + manipulative
- songs + stories to coax people into giving him money
- selfish, greedy, hypocrite