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Cantebury Tales
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25
English
12th Grade
09/19/2012

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Knight
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dress modest, fought in many battles
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The Squire
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dressed in bright colors, good agility, great strength, and ladies man
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the yeoman
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coat with a hood of green, nut head shaped, medal of st. christopher
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the nun
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she acts like all that, disobeys law
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another nun
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secretary of her self
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3 priest
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rode with nuns
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Monk
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payed attention to what he wants, doesnt go by monk rule
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Friar
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happy fellow, set up marriages, gave gifts to young women, well singer, not so religious, disrespectful
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Merchant
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the fashionable one, was in debt, unhappily married, example of new and upcoming classes
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Cleric
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poor but spends moneys on books, student, old worn out clothes, speaks little, horse starved
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lawyer
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knew the law, appointed by the king as a judge, gets free land, man of reverence
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franklin
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only lived for pleasure, wealthy, older, maybe fatter than others, important in the country, maybe drunk
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guildsmen
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haberdasher,dyer, carpenter, weaver, gear looked new, each wise enough to be held of guld and a town council memeber, made alot of money
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cook
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stood alone, ulcer on his knee, made good soup and tasty pies
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skipper
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he was very bad about sending his prisoners home, nicer rules of conscience he ignored, rode his horse the best he could with his wooden gown
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doctor
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takes advantage of people financially, cares more about money than patients,dressed fancy
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woman from bath
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almost deaf, dressed nice, five husbands, been to jerusalem 3x, traveled alot good with directions, liked to laugh and chat
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parson
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priest, poor, clerk, patient, gave to poor, never to proud
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plowman
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parsons brother, honest, lived in peace, loved god, paid dues, helped poor
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miller
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big, boasted about what he could do, had sword and buckles, ugly, told dirty stories, stole grain, played bag pipes
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manciple
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came from inner temple, illeterate but out spaced the wisdom of a heap of learned men, caterers might follow his exp. in buying victuals, more than 30 masters, debt free
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Reeve
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old stouch thing, has animals, carpenter of first rate, rode a stallion con, wore bluish overcoat
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Summoner
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tells you when to come to court, face on fire like a cherubin, had carbuncles
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pardoner
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told untrue tales, was noble ecclesiant,sang and offertory
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host
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suggest story telling, judge of story telling, guided them,
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