Canterbury Tales

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Canterbury Tales

• Chaucer

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• Beginnings
• The pilgrimage started in April
• Pilgrims met at the Tabard Inn, Southwark
• Traveling to visit Thomas a Becket

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• II. Characters
• A. Knight
• 1. Distinguished gentleman
• 2. Followed
• a. chivalry
• b. truth
• c. honor
• d. generousness
• e. courtesy
• 3. Fought battles for faith
• 4. He was true and gentle

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• II. Characters
• B. Squire
• 1. Son of a knight
• 2. 20 years old
• 3. He was a lover
• 4. He served in Calvary
• 5. Talents
• a. singing e. draw
• b. recite songs f. write
• c. joust
• d. dance
• 6. He was courteous

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• II. Characters
• C. Yeoman
• 1. Wore
• a. green coat
• b. peacock feathers
• c. bow
• d. medal of St. Christopher
• 2. He was like a nut, brown face
• 3. He was a proper forester

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• II. Characters
• D. Prioress
• 1. Madame Eglantyne
• 2. Personality
• a. dainty
• b. entertaining
• c. friendly, but coy
• d. sympathetic
• 3. Beads
• a. coral c. Love conquers all
• b. gaudy
• 4. Traveled with
• a. Nun
• b. three priests

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• II. Characters
• E. Monk
• 1. Hunting was his sport
• 2. Head of monastery
• 3. Not old and strict
• 4. Appearance
• a. wore gray fur
• b. gold pin
• c. bald
• d. greasy face
• e. fat/ personable
• f. eyes glittered
• 5. favorite meal- swan

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• II. Characters
• F. Friar
• 1. Personality
• a. playful
• b. merry
• c. beggar
• d. confession -hears/grants
• e. drunk
• f. player
• g. courteous

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• II. Characters
• 2. Talents
• a. sang
• b. smooth talker
• 3. Name Hubert
• 4. Has a lisp

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• II. Characters
• G. Merchant
• 1. Appearance
• a. forking beard
• b. multi-colored clothes
• c. beaver hat
• d. buckled boots
• 2. Personality
• a. opinionated
• b. boastful
• c. admirable

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• II. Characters
• G. Merchant
• 3. Expert in trading
• 4. Smart
• 5. In debt

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• II. Characters
• H. Oxford Cleric
• 1. Student
• 2. Appearance
• a. skinny
• b. hard stare
• 3. Did not sponsor church
• 4. Spent all friends money
• 5. Preferred books over clothes
• 6. moralistic

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• II. Characters
• I. Sergeant at Law (lawyer/judge)
• 1. Personality
• a. wary b. wise
• c. discreet d. busy
• e. respectful
• 2. Appearance
• a. homely
• b. parti-colored coat
• c. girt with striped, silk belt

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• II. Characters
• J. Franklin
• 1. White beard
• 2. cheerful
• 3. kind
• 4. loved cake and wine
• 5. lived for pleasure
• 6. always prepared for a party
• 7. Sheriff (tax collector)
• 8. Member of Parliament

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• II. Characters
• K. Haberdasher, Dyer, Carpenter, Weaver, Carpet
  Maker
• 1. Same fraternal order
• 2. Uniforms- new and clean
• 3. Carried silver knives
• 4. Worthy of town council
• 5. Controlled by their wives

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• II. Characters
• L. Cook
• 1. Talents
• a. boiled b. flavor
• c. roast d. seethe
• e. broil f. fry
• g. make soup and pie
• 2. Had an open sore on his knee

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• II. Characters
• M. Skipper
• 1. From far west
• 2. Appearance
• a. woolen gown
• b. dagger on necklace
• c. tan
• d. bearded
• 3. Personality
• a. excellent b. talented
• c. no pity for enemies
• d. prudent or practical

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• II. Characters
• N. Doctor
• 1. Talents
• a. well spoken b. well educated
• c. perfect physician
• 2. Strict diet
• 3. Did not read the Bible
• 4. Loved gold

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• II. Characters
• O. Wife of Bath
• 1. Appearance
• a. somewhat deaf
• b. red pantyhose
• c. Handkerchief on head
• d. Soft and new shoes
• e. Gap teeth
• f. Covered head and face
• g. Big hips
• h. Heal spurs

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• II. Characters
• O. Wife of Bath
• 2. Married five times
• 3. Traveler
• 4. Personality
• a. Laugh and chat (funny)
• b. Matchmaker (ironic)

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• II. Characters
• P. Parson
• 1. Rich in work (poor)
• 2. Smart
• 3. Jobs
• a. clerk b. preacher
• c. teacher
• 4. Patient
• 5. Hated cursing
• 6. Gave all he had away
• 7. Despised hypocrisy
• 8. True Christian

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• II. Characters
• Q. Plowman
• 1. Parsons brother
• 2. Jobs
• a. carries dung b. tends corn
• c. builds ditches
• 3. Personality
• a. hard-worker b. honest
• c. loving d. content
• e. put others first
• f. loved God above all else
• 4. helped the poor for free
• 5. always paid his tithes

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• II. Characters
• R. Miller
• 1. Appearance
• a. 224 pounds b. stout
• c. broad d. red beard
• e. strong
• f. hairy red wart on nose
• g. wide, black nostrils
• h. carried a sword
• i. mouth like a furnace

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• II. Characters
• R. Miller
• 2. Wrestler
• 3. Told vulgar stories
• 4. stole grain
• 5. played bag pipes
• 6. wore a white coat

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• II. Characters
• S. Manciple
• 1. Caterer for the kings court
• 2. Personality
• a. role model
• b. slow
• c. well planned
• d. illiterate
• e. smart
• center of attention

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• II. Characters
• T. Reave
• 1. Appearance
• a. old b. thin
• c. stubble on face
• d. stick legs e. blue coat
• f. rusty knife
• 2. Personality
• a. easily bargained
• b. easily irritated

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• II. Characters
• T. Reave
• c. precise d. trustworthy
• e. feared
• 3. He was rich
• 4. He was a carpenter
• 5. Rode a horse named Scott

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• II. Characters
• U. Summoner
• 1. Appearance
• a. red face b. acne
• c. narrow eyes
• d. scabby eyebrows
• e. thin beard
• 2. Children were afraid of him
• 3. Loved garlic and onions
• 4. drunk
• 5. Good at memorization
• 6. Noble

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• II. Characters
• V. Pardoner
• 1. Appearance
• a. blonde, curly, long hair
• b. bald on top (mullet)
• c. bulging eyes
• d. voice like a goat
• e. smooth face
• 2. A joker and liar
• 3. Wears Christian relics to make fun
• 4. Member of clergy

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• II. Characters
• W. Host
• 1. Personality
• a. friendly b. giving
• c. bold d. wise
• e. tactful f. happy
• g. joker
• 2. He had bright eyes and wide hips
• 3. Leader- suggested telling stories
• a. two on the way
• b. two on the way back
• c. best story gets dinner

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• III. The Journey
• 1. Draw straws to see who goes first
• a. Knight
• b. Prioress
• c. Oxford Cleric
• 2. Knight tells first story