The Canterbury Tales
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Written in Middle-English
Twenty-two stories in all, written as satire highlighting the corruption in England
Pilgrimage - A long religious journey
Pilgrims on the way to see Morter Thomas Beckett to worship his relics, at the Canterbury Cathedral
The pilgrims traveled during the month of April
Thirty pilgrims in total
All of the pilgrims meet at the Tabard Inn
It is a sixty-mile journey
The host of the pilgrims is Harry Bailey
To pass the time, each pilgram tells two stories
Whoever tells the best story wins free meal
If someone disagreed, they bought everyones meal
To choose who tells their story first, they draw sticks
Shortest stick goes first
The Knight drew the shortest stick, told the first tale
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
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Written in Middle-English
Twenty-two stories in all, written as satire highlighting the corruption in England
Pilgrimage - A long religious journey
Pilgrims on the way to see Morter Thomas Beckett to worship his relics, at the Canterbury Cathedral
The pilgrims traveled during the month of April
Thirty pilgrims in total
All of the pilgrims meet at the Tabard Inn
It is a sixty-mile journey
The host of the pilgrims is Harry Bailey
To pass the time, each pilgram tells two stories
Whoever tells the best story wins free meal
If someone disagreed, they bought everyones meal
To choose who tells their story first, they draw sticks
Shortest stick goes first
The Knight drew the shortest stick, told the first tale
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
