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Yau sas et nae ye acresinage-any Bares! aytng Haein ‘ove orate bes bene ase woah sa FOUR: Remenbete ath dey eee ha “SEVEN "Yosh acne PUNE: Yo hone ooa to wines apoyo alder Ten You stl mt cit or aghast: cant or tr orn Tabeerterisinetamegarinartetaamegartysie baa pat rowers Squire | © lover > “loved so hotly that tll © curly locks dawn grew pale/He > fought in nearby battles ae 7 asa so he could get home nightingale’ to see the ladies > was courteous and @ sang, danced, wrote serviceable when father ta was around + IS satirized for his > could “joust and dance” s insincerityYeoman Prioress (Nun) ‘= coy (falsely modest, flirtatious) © wore coat &hood of showed proper: rear ne aciern Epler ‘¢ known as Madam Eglantyne green religious respect by {coriton heroine forromance * was servant to knight, wearing St. Christopher novels of the Middle Ages) yet a free man medal ‘+ tied to exude grace, manners, « feathers were perfectly _* Was a “proper forester” and sophistication, but spoke @ made in arrows © NOT satirized. ep pore ually of French ‘© owned hunting dogs (not proper for her) yet was overly upset when a mouse died ‘© fed dogs roasted flesh and fine food while people were starving ewhis business as» Good example from the ther and did it well middle class Prioress (Nun) Monk © glass-gray eyes (deceptive) Strainers ‘* riding a horse, which» expensive clothing brow-vory large woman) he was not to do (fur on sleeve) when ‘© cloak had a graceful charm ignored rules of his monk is to be poor {arabe terest ieee order « fat (opposite of his «jewelry with “Amor vinci © was “progressive” but Vows) omnia" (Love conquers all) supposed to be poor» glittering, bulging ine eters nl Sore ey ea © IS satirized ‘© owned dogs, which he * |S satirized was not to doFriar Merchant © “fixed up" marriages “intimate” with city dames © forking beard « IS satirized + claimed to have licance (physiognomy) © Note that the satire Ceo ed» Would BULGOUM © gave many opinions here is not as strong as money as Eoeree doors with his head « dabbled in exchanges it was for Monk, Friar, * sits to girs * begged money even © seemed stately but. ad a Wa «knew taverns and from poorest, whom Beets in abt and no one = = so ligt it barmaids well he was to help Knew tfromine wey he (nemidde class an ‘© white neck, lisp (physiog.) © charged money on talked the nobility, yet so ‘* wanton (lecherous) “settling days” harsh for religious? © |S satirized strongly Sergeant at the Law ‘* one of 20 ‘traveling © could argue cases Oxford Cleric (Student) hollow look + was ‘book smart” but tages in Chaucer a aa with © threadbare clothing life dumb’ e was an experienced — « {g satiizad * could not find ajob in * |Ssatirized lawyer the church This demonstrates the © expert on real estate ¢ was too unworldly for patronage of church law secular employment Positions, which often * all was “fee-simple” to « borrowed money from Were bought and sold. his strong digestion friends, never repaid + found loopholes in law to deprive heirs of their landFranklin © wealthy landowner « lived for pleasure, particularly “Epicurean” delights ‘* Enjoyed his food, had a table prepared all day long Cook ‘* could distinguish London ale by flavor (which was quite cheap -- like being able to distinguish Faygo from Food Club cola, etc.) had ulcer on his knee (probably from cooking at open pot) © IS satirized Again, note how light the satire is of this wealthy man compared to others Haberdasher, Dyer, Carpenter, Weaver, and Carpet-Maker treat all of these | "9" + their wives as a single char-| “declared it was acter their due” © the key to under © \ whether the ‘standing them is men believed it or not their wives * wives wanted to be * they LOOK great called “Madam” and to (new looking gear be “seen” -- like a queen was bought © they ARE satirized used) Cook * made good thick soup ‘© made good blancmange (yellow- white, thick, creamy chicken soup~much the color of what might be in the ulcer) © IS satirizedSkipper * rode a farmer's horse ignored conscience well (an insult) * made his prisoners ‘* skin was tanned (a “walk home” mark of low breeding) 1S satirized « stole wine while the trader slept Wife of Bath (woman from Bat! tight, red clothing had five husbands, all at the church door gap-teeth large hips heels spurred “knew the remedies for love's mischances, © IS satirized ‘© had a unique interpretation of Soriptures which gave her control in her marriages Doctor © grounded in astronomy, *...each made money as most doctors inthe _from the other's guile.” Middle Ages were did not read the Bible ¢ kept the gold he won in “All his apothecaries in pestilences atribe...” © IS satirized Parson noble * ashepherd « virtuous rich in holy thought «© served th © holy-minded ETE O ee oa * gave own money «* practiced what he preached ‘« NOT satirizedPlowman » honest worker, good and true * followed the Gospel steadily went about « always paid his tithes in full when due © rode amare « NOT satirized Manciple © buyer of food for the 30» wise in practical Knights of the Temple matters, though (lawyers) « lived debt free on what got to market early to he “saved” get best values, © IS satirized © was illiterate Miller ‘© great stout fellow * boasted he could heave any door off the hinge or break it with his head red beard wart on end of nose weighed 224 pounds told filthy tavern stories tole” grain with his umb of gold” Reeve ‘supervisor of the serfs caltless legs no one ever caught him in arrears knew the serfs’ dodges, so they feared him better at bargains than his lord » played bagpipes «led procession * hated the Reeve IS satirized was a carpenter rode at back of procession hated the Miller IS satirizedSummoner face like a cherut drank wine ‘til all was © carbuncles and hazy pimples «© took bribes: quart of © black scabby brows, wine or “favors” from thin beard women © frightened the children * threatened ate garlic, onions, Sxcommanecatiyn leeks IS satirized Pardoner e “Ijudge he was a gelding, or a mare.” * pillow case = veil © gobbet of Peter's sail * pigs’ bones Z sang Offertory well « always worked ° IS satirized Pardoner © from Charing Cross hair yellow, long * bulging eyeballs carried pardons from Rome, he said © goat-like voice © could not grow a beard Host © served finest victuals « bright eyes, wide girth © suggested the tale- telling contest prize would be a meal for the winner paid for by the others * everyone stayed at inn return trip would mean another round of meals and lodging he would be sole judge of the tales accompanied the pilgrims to Canterbury IS satirized“The Four Humours": ‘traditional theory of physiology in which the state of health~-and by extension the state of mind, or character—depended upon a ‘lance among the four elemental fluids: blood, yellow bile, phlegm, ‘and black ble. These were closely allied with the four elements (ar, ‘ire, water, an eerth). Their correspondence is described as follows: ‘BLooD YELLOW BILE PHLEGM ‘BLACK BILE Ae Fie Water Earth hhotand moist hotand dry cold and: molst_ cold and cry “SANGUINE’ “CHOLERIC’ ——"PHLEGMATIC".“MELANCHOLIC" amorous, MPPK ‘votre (dull pale, (gutlonous, lazy, ‘enerous) (silent vengetu) cowardly) sentimental).