The Canterbury tales
canterbury tales-geoffrey chauser. the characters. outline of 4 of diff stories
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- Manciple
- never rash; watched the market most precisely; he was illieterate but could outplace the wisdom of a head of learned men
- Monk
- hunted; lots of horses; he did not study the books all the time; had greyhounds; sleeves had grey fur on the ends; gold pin in lovers-knot; bald; fat; not pale; like fat swan roasted whole; palfrey (horse) was brown as is a berry
- Wife of Bath
- well traveled, knew the remedies for love's mischances; somewhat deaf; no1 went infront of her; kerchiefs were finely woven; hose were red; shoes were soft and new; handsome; had a red hue; 5 husbands; well travelled; gap teeth; large hips
- physiogamy
- when the appearance hints at the traits
- Doctor
- talked well about surgery and meds; didnt read the bible very much
- Miller
- 16 stone (224 pounds); stout big fellow in brawn and bone; broad;knotty; short shouldered; red beard; wart; black wide nostrils; stole grain; bagpipes
- Franklin
- beard was white as a daisy petal; high-colored and benign; sensual delight was th one true felicity in sight; household was free to all the county; table always ready for guests; had a dagger and purse of silk on his girdle
- Knight
- distinguished; chivalry, turth, honor,generousness,courtesy; sat at table in chair of honor; above all nations(when in prussia); ridden in lithuania and russia;15 mortal battles; sovereign value; wise; modest as a maid; had fine horses; wasnt gayly dressed; squire was his son
- The nun's priest's tale
- rooster story
- Friar
- merry; festive; mellow; fixed up marriages; qualified to hear confessions; asked for gifts; tippet was stuffed with pins for curls and pocketknives to give pretty girls; voice was gay&sturdy; played the hurdy-gurdy; neck was whiter than a lily flower; drinks a lot; didnt bother w lepers and beggars, only bothered w the rich; wherever he could make money he was there; finest beggar; Romped like a puppy; plays harp; Hubert
- The Tale of the Wife of Bath
- Knight who rapes girl. queen says if he finds out what all women want then he will be spared. ugly old lady tells him. he marries her. she becomes pretty
- serjeant at the law
- discreet, reverence; sayings were so wise; won many a robe and many a fee; fee-simple; he was less busy then he seemed; knew of every judgment case and crime' homely parti-colored coat
- Plowman
- honest worker; lived in peace and charity; followed the gospel; helped the poor; wore a tabard smock; rode a mare
- Pardoner
- hair yellow as wax; bulging eyeballs, like a hare; never wore his hood; no beard; i judge he was a gelding, or a mare; had cross of metal set w stones and a glass, a rubble of pigs bones; sang merrily for silver from the crowd
- cook
- ulcer on his knee
- Summoner
- had carbuncles; narrow eyes; black scabby brows; thin beard; children were afraid of him; loved garlic; when drunk he would only speak latin (knew only 3 phrases; gentle varlet and a kind one
- Reeve
- old and choleric and thin; beard shaven close to skin; legs were lean; no auditor could gain a point on him; judge his yield from seed and grain; his masters sheep, animals and hens, pigs, horses, dairies, stores and cattle pens were trusted to his gov; feared like the plague; grown rich; carpenter of 1st-rate skill; rode stallion-cob Scot; had rusty blade; from norfolk
- Nun
- strained to counterfeit a courtly kind of grace; smile was simple and coy; madam eglantyne; spoke french; stratford-atte-bowe; good manners; pleasant and friendly;charitably solicitous; loved animals; she had little dogs, if 1 died or was hit she would weep; tender heart; nose was elegant, eyes glass grey; small mouth; large forehead; fat; wore coral trinket; golden brooch
- Skipper
- from Dartmouth; rode a farmers horse but nt too well; dagger on a lanyard; summer heat tanned his skin brown; prisoners walked th plank; barge called The Maudelayne
- oxford cleric
- student, horse was thin; he wasnt fat; no secular employment; 20 books by his bed instead of fine clothes and such; took $ from his friends and spent it on another book/learning; never spoke extra; respectful; gladly learn/gladly teach
- Squire
- lover and cadet; curly hair; about 20; agility and strength; embroidered like a meadow bright. and full of freshest flowers red and white; singing or fluting all day; knew how to ride a horse; he could write songs and poems; joust and dance; draw and write; courteous; served his father at the table
- Merchant
- forking beard, beaver hat;buckled boots, good at currency exchange, none knew he was in debt, excellent fellow
- Pardoners tale
- 3 deaths while searching for death
- Parson
- learned man; clerk; didnt like getting money; he liked giving to poor; followed the bible; would never leave his followers; he was a shepard; never disdainful; there was never a betr priest
- yeoman
- servant; green coat and hood; peacock-feathered arrows; head ws like a nut; face was brown; woodcraft; brace; dagger; medal of St.Christopher; forester
- iambic pentameter
- meter, 10 syllables/line