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o Friends: knight- his father. o Description: lover and cadet, curly hair, § about 20 yrs old, medium height. o Interests: he likes to dance and sing. |
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| o Servant to the Knight. o Wears a coat and hood of green and peacock feathers. o Brown face, nut-shaped head. o Carries sword with him. |
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| o A prioress- she ranks just below the head of the convent. o Name- Madam Eglantyne o Interests: She was a good singer, and spoke French. § She was very polite, well-mannered, and elegant. § She cares a lot about animals- if they are injured or dead, she cries. o Description: she has an elegant nose, small, soft and red mouth, grey eyes, big forehead. Very tall.o Clothes: nun clothes (cloak). She wore a rosary around her neck. o Friends: she was riding on the journey with another nun, who was the secretary at her convent. She was also riding with three priests. |
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o Interests: hunting. o Random facts: his bridle sounds like the church bells.o He ignores the rules that most monks during his time follow- he devotes his time to eating and hunting. o Description: fat, bald, personable. |
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o Sworn to poverty and giving to charity. o Very fond of himself- lots of PRIDE. o Very festive man. o Not a moral person; he takes bribes, And hangs out in bars. o Very fond of making friends with women. o Conn-man with the pardoner ß Friend. |
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| o Description: forking beard and multicolored clothing. § Wears beaver hat on his head. § Wears buckled boots. o Skills: expert at dabbling in exchanges. o (Very good at job) o Part of powerful and wealthy class. |
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o Clergymen- student preparing for priesthood. o Description: thin, bald. o Interests: he loved to read. § Very dedicated to becoming a priest. § Had no interest in looking at other jobs
§ Interested in studying Aristotle’s philosophy.
§ Spends all his money on books and classes.
§ Loved to learn and to teach. |
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o Lawyer appointed by monarch to serve as a judge. o Very wise. o Was often ordered by royal documents to become a Justice of Assize; meaning he traveled the country to hear cases. o Friends: he was traveling with The Franklin. |
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| o Wealthy landownero Traveling w/ Sergeant of Law o “white as a daisy-petal” beard o Cheerful and good-natured person.o Lived for pleasure.o Followed by St. Julian (St. of generosity)’s example : o Left his house open for everyone for free o Expert of food and wine. |
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| o Expert on medicine and surgery and astronomy. o Strong believer in astrology. o Wore blood-red garments, slashed with blue and grey and lined with taffeta. o Had a special love for gold. |
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