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The Roadtrip to Canterbury

You will find below all the pilgrims mentioned in The General Prologue in the chart below. Answer the following: 1. 2. 3. Pilgrim Job description A man who rode on horse. He followed the codes of chivalry, also a man of high social rank. The owner of a large acreage of land. He was also the assistant of a knight, also a man of high social rank.
A Yeoman is a man of middle class that works on his own farm.

What do they do for a job? Im looking for an explanation, not just an obvious word or a phrase. Give two superficial details with line numbers of what the traveler looks like, how they are acting, etc. (In other words, something we can obviously see about the person.) Explain what kind of person the pilgrim is by interpreting their actions and visual details. (For example, if they are dressed in expensive clothing and acting flirty, what kind of person would you think of them as? Why?) Two Superficial Details
1.
He had fine horses. (75)

Chaucers Characterization
A man that followed the code of chivalry, that lived an ascetic life.

The Knight

2. He

dressed in rough fustian. (77)

Squire

1. He is singing with gaiety. (93) 2. He can ride horses and recite poems. (97) 1. He wore both coat and hood in green. (103) 2. He was equipped with sword, shield, and bow. (116) 1. She spoke French with grace. (128)

A youngster with a joyful

and carefree attitude, but extremely polite toward his father.

A man of great stature. A man

with a prideful mind.

Yeoman

Prioress

A nun that is in control or a religious house, who often held political power. A monk that lived in the

Although polite manners, she

could be extremely sentimental. She took good care of her 2. She has extremely courteous dressing, and it is known that in her dining manners. (130) she is beautiful.
1. He dresses in tend boots and owns a great horse. (207) 2. He enjoy eating roasted swan. (210)
It 1.

Monk

monastery, and who restrained himself from marriage and money.

A man of wealth because of his supreme power given by the pope. But a nice and beloved person.

Friar

The job of a Friar is similar to what it is known as a monk. They fix up many marriages, give girls what they can afford, and begs for money so that they can give it to the girls.
They are great currency exchangers. They are stately In negotiation, loan, bargain and commercial obligation.

They are very cheap people. They are talked about him keeping his tips to give it to pretty girls. I would've probably classified rich but facing reality, all they ever need to do is to say he's a cheap person. (237) take money from people and give it to the 2. It says that he is highly beloved and girls. Therefore the girls would go to intimate so we can at least learn that them and the people who give them money will pity them so no one really hates he probably acted nice. (219) them.

1. They

Merchant

way he dresses looks foolishly professional but at the same time they look as if they know what to do. Line (281) They talk about how great they are, 2. very proud. Line (284)

They are times in

very proud people. Most of the the form of righteuosness and modesty. They look foolish but really they know what to do. They are intelligent on the inside, but foolish on the outside. Therefore, they are worthy of being proud.

Clerk

The clerk is someone educated that preaches about the gospel, the only difference is that they don't take money.

1. A

very educated follower of Christ, but sadly poor. We can see that this is an righteous follower unlike the friar. (491) 2. They don't like to take, but he fine with giving. We can clearly see how they are nice people. (496)

They are very modest people. Clearly we can see that they serve themselves under God. They are not greedy at all points in fact they are very willing to give. We can see Christ in these people.

Works in order of the Sergeant-at-Law laws and court.

1. Someone you can't easily

They are really intelligent and

rich people. A great example of nobility but most importantly they have became prosperous people. They are really great house holders. Offering shelter and food to strangers. They intend to be really easy on themselves. Living a hedonist life yet simple.

talk over. (323)

2. They
are riches in clothing such that there's nothing to say besides staring at them and envying. (338)

Franklin

Franklin works like a servant but is a great model. They invite people and take care of them.

1. They

live for pleasure and have done it. We can clearly state the franklins are a great example of a hedonistic person. (345) 2. They are well dressed in proper clothing and walks in as if they were models. We can easily say that these were rich people. (367)

Pilgrim Haberdasher (et al)

Job description They were the workers of tool. The ones that worked with dye, cloth, wood, and knife. A cook prepared food through acts of boiling, baking, and frying. A skipper is the owner

Two Superficial Details

1. They had clean and shiny knives. (376) 2. They dressed with good fashion. (378) 1. He could cook in all ways, roast, boil... (393) 2. He was meant to have an ulcer on his knee. (396) 1. He wore a woolen gown all the way to his knees. (401) 2. He had a dagger hanging around his neck. (402) 1. He could talk eloquently. (422) 2. He cared for his patients and knew all of their behaviors. (430) 1. She wore kerchiefs of red. (463) 2. She had a beautiful reddish face. 1. He hated the system of tithe, but offers at freewill. (496) 2. He preached in 9 chapels.

Chaucers Characterization They were man and woman that

cared about their apparel. But also befriend to keep wise and nice people.

A chief that has mastered cooking, who would bring joy to others through food.

Cook

Shipman

of a small boat, who also has a small crew.

A brave captain that had undertake numerous expeditions, and polite to the ones with uncivilized manners.

A doctor of medicine Doctor of Medicine

prescribed medicine to their patients with certain orthodox treatments.

It showed his profound understanding of medicine, but he was believed to have a lack of faith in God.

Wife of Bath

Wife of bath is simply a woman who came from the city called bath.

She was considered attractive at the time which gave her numerous opportunity to partake in marriage, which granted her lust.

Parson
A protestant clergyman of e Anglican church.

The man that is righteous among his doings. The most righteous man among the pilgrims.
hard worker and provider of society. Works in casual time and works hard on his farm to sustain his needs.

(492)

Plowman

A plowman is a man in a rustic farm and who plowed their own lands.

1. He was an honest worker, good

and true, living in peace and perfect charity. (542) 2. He's a steady worker, thrashed his corns digger or manured. (548)

Miller

He would be a great protector and A big strong man that seems 1. He is a very strong man, fighter. His slick hands make him a that we can immediately to be leading colonists and tangible theft. He is a very simple owns a shop that has these 2. tell. (562) of blue and white person yet he gets the best out of He wore a hood great books. cloth. We can see that he is a his life. fairly easy going person. (582)

A person in charge of the Manciple

purchase and storage of food at an institution.

1. He watches the goods

properly. (589) He seems to be illiterate 2. which means that he can't read or write. (592)
Old man with full time 1. experience but the lack of ability to do hard work. (605)
knows a lot about everything and he is this old man that can tell whether something's going to happen or not. (622)

He seems to be a great businessman,

carefully planned in every step. Very smart but can't read or write. We can assume that he is a pretty classy person.

Reeve
A medieval English manor officer responsible chiefly for overseeing the discharge of feudal obligations.

He

2. He

is an experienced man, it is best to consult him when needed help because he's been through the pass and is currently living in the present so theirs nothing that he doesn't know about.

Bring people before the Summoner

Pardoner

1. He looks ferocious in all He is a kind man with a kind heart. However demonic like is he in his ways. (642) ecclesiastical court for appearance. Serve the community with sin such as illicit 2. He wad a gentle carnet and a righteous or so. Demonic he may be, kind one. We can see that he intercourse. but a community guy he is. is good-hearted man. (665) A medieval preacher delegated 1. He sewed a holy relic unto his The pardoners are always responsible cap. Obviously we can tell that to raise money For religious for making money and providing the he is very religious. (705) work by soliciting offerings church it's need. They are righteous bearded. Beard 2. His chin is clean and notof the times. Herepresents and granting indulgences. people serving God by providing the power and authority most who puts
himself clean upon his beard can simply mean that he puts not much authority to himself. (709)

needs of the church.

Host

One who receives or entertains guests in a social or official capacity.

1. There

is no finest burgess than the host as mentioned. This tells us that the host is high honored, respected, and extremely wealthy. (774)

2. Really smart as it is mentioned

that he speaks boldly and wisely. (775)

The host is usually a good-hearted man. He simply cares little about politics but far more upon on the socializing field. He is wise, rich, and honorable.