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Canterbury Tales
24
Literature
12th Grade
09/19/2012

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Term
The Knight
Definition

Chivaraly

 

Fought in many battles

 

Takes pride, but is humble

 

Dressed modestly

 

 

 

 

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The Squire
Definition

Knights son

 

20 years of age

 

dressed to impress

 

strong, young, skilled

 

Charming

Term

The Yeoman

 

Definition

He's a arcer

 

server to knight

 

very well equipped

Term
The Nun
Definition

she acts like she's all that

 

disobey laws

 

very cocky

Term
Another Nun
Definition
secrectary of herself
Term

3 priest

 

Definition
no nothing about them but that they rode with the nuns
Term
The Monk
Definition

he hunted (thats not good)

 

He is very modern

 

He had a bunch of fine at cuff

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The Friar
Definition

was a happy fellow

 

gave gifts to old ladies

 

similar to the monk

 

obseesed with women

 

he job is to go around and beg people for money for the church

Term
The Merchant
Definition
he was modely dressed unhapply married
Term
The Oxford Cleric
Definition

poor but buys books

 

old worn out clothes

 

speaks little

Term

The lawyer

 

Definition

 he is lawyer but acs like a judge when needed

 

He is negative, not all he seems to be

 

Wary and wise

 

discreet

Term
The Franklin
Definition

only lives for pleasure

 

wealth

 

older

 

important in the country

 

maybe a drunk

 

maybe fatter than others

Term
The Guildsmen
Definition

a haberdasher and dyer

carpenter, weaver, and a carpet man

gear was nice enough to pass for new

makes alot of money

wise enought to be head of guild and a town coucil

Term
The Cook
Definition

stood alone

ulcer on his knee

made good soup and tasty pies

Term
The skipper
Definition

he was very bad about sending prisoners home (killing them)

the nicer rules of conscience he ignored

he rode his horse the best he could with his woodern gown

Term
The Women From Bath
Definition

almost deaf

dresses nice

had five husband

been to jerusalem 3 times

traveled a lot, good  w\direction

liked to laugh and chat

Term
The parson
Definition

priest

poor

clerk

patient

gave to poor

never too proud

Term
The Plowman
Definition

he's a farmer

parson brother

honest worker

living in peace and charity

paid due

helped poor

Term

The miller

 

Definition

huge! 224 lbs

boasts about what he can do

had sword and bucker

ugly

told filthy stories

stole grain

played bag pipes

Term
The Mancilpe
Definition

 from inner temple

always ahead of his acount

learns ahead of his master

smarter than 30 lawyers

Term
The Reeve
Definition

manger of someones state of farm

hes a carpetner that steals from his master

he is financially outsmarting his master

hes celerik

Term
The summoner
Definition

brings people to cout over religous act

people dont like him

ugly

bad breath

scared kids

 

Term
The Pardoner
Definition

forgives people for there sins

a noble person told untrue tails

Term
the host
Definition

judges and guide such as story telling

winner gets super paid for by everbody else

they draw straws to see who will start

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