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Pilgrims of Canterbury Tales
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English
12th Grade
10/28/2015

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Yeoman
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Servant to the knight and squire
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Wife of Bath
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Quite deaf, gap-teeth, large hips hidden by her clothing
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Summoner
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Latin speaking drunkard, boils and lesions all over his face
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Skipper
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Ignores his conscience, immoral, well-tanned, rough
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Sergeant of the law
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Knows every law, every judgment, every case, every crime
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Reeve
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Able and efficient so has a large fortune for lord (and self)
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Plowman
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God-fearing man who helps others (The Parson’s brother)
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Nun
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Madam Eglantyne’s secretary
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Monk
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Loves hunting, fine foods and his hunting dogs
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Knight
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Genteel man who loves truth, freedom, chivalry and honor
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Franklin
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Wealthy landowner, who entertains in a very lavish manner
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Clerk
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Threadbare clothing, but has 20 expensive books with him
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Miller
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Red beard, hairy wart on his nose, hair in his ears
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Merchant
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Indebted, more interested wealth and status than honesty
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Doctor of medicine
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Knows the cause of all illnesses, and how to cure them
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Pardoner
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Loud high-pitched voice, long flaxen hair, has no beard
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Parson
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Tries to live the perfect life first and then teach by example
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cook
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Open sore on knee that can that make his food unappetizing
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Prioress
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Speaks French (but very poorly), eats in a refined manner
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Squire
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The knight’s son, about 20 years old
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Manciple
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In charge of buying food for the lawyers, frugal and shrewd
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Friar
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Jolly, merry, very festive but notoriously evil and cunning
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