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Title: notes on the canterbury book by geoffren goul
Description: this is about the characters in the story
Description: this is about the characters in the story
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The Canterbury tales by geoffrengoul
The story format
Chaucer’s characters are going to play respects
to this shrine as a part of a religious pilgrimage
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Saint thomaas a becket was the archbishop of
Canterbury,and in 1170 he was martyred by
some knights of the king of England
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Pilgrimage: a journey
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A pilgrimage is a journey or seach of moral or
spiritual signfance
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The host(harry bailey)the owner of the tabard
inn,who volunteers to travel with the
pilgrims
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The knights-socially the most important person
on the
pilgrimage,epitomizingchivalry,truth,andhonor
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The squire-a vain,lusty young man and a
canidate for knighthood
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he is
the son of the knight
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-man of the forest,hunter,wears
green
The num(prioress)…madame eglantine…a very
genteel lady who is coy and delicate
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tender-hearted
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he is fat and happy,loves good food
and wine
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The cleric-a sincere,devout student at oxford
university who loves learning and is respected
by all the pilgrims
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The man of law(or sergent of law) lawyer and
one of the high justices of the court
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The franklin-a large and wealthy landowner
who enjoys fine living and good
companionship
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-this group of highly-skilled,,well-paid
craftmen
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The skipper-a huge,uncouth man who can steer
a ship but lounders on his horse
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he is fond of gold and makes a
lot of money during the plague season
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The wife of bath-she is characterized as gaptoothed,somewhatdeaf,and wearing bright
scarlet red stocking
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enjoys her
freedom,and is openly sensual
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he gives his cant money to his poor
parishioners and tries to live the perfect life
and set an ideal for others
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he is not trustworthy
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he is in charge of the meals for a law
school
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The reeve-he is in charge of the everyday affairs
of a feudal manor
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The summoner-an officer of the church who
calls people for a church trial
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The pardorner-the most complex of all the
pilgrims
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althought he is not a good person,he
can preach a good sermon
Title: notes on the canterbury book by geoffren goul
Description: this is about the characters in the story
Description: this is about the characters in the story