Canterbury Tales Prologue in Middle English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkAfDsjYaWM

http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/gp.htm

BLACK, SYDNEY D. HASTINGS, NICHOLAS R. DWYER, IAN M.

TRUMAN, MALIA N. GLOVER, DYLAN T. RICHITT, AMANDA C.

REINHART, JASON L. HALL, HUNTER F. OLSON, ERIC J.

LANE, ROBERT D. FOSTER, FINN C. GREGORY, LAUREN H.

PERRY, JACOB H. DEMAN, SANDER WORCESTER, CHRISTIAN J.

MELBOURNE, NIGEL R. LANZ, ERICH J. MCMAHON, BAILEY N.

MARRS, LINDSEY M. CAPPS, KYLIE D. DOZIER, TYLER S.

MCMILLIN, JUSTIN D. WRIGHT, MAGGIE J. BOWMAN, GRAYSEN V.

LISENBY, CHRISTINA L. STILES, MARLISE R. OLFERS, LARA O.

ABIMBOLA, FATIMA O. BALDWIN, TRENTON D. JAMES, GUNNAR R. LANGE, MADELEINE L.

HARRIGAN, HAYDEN M. HOSTAS, HAYDEN A. NOVAK, ALEXANDRIA M. OBENNOSKEY, KRISTEN N.

LU, JUN CHENG MCCOLLUM, NICHOLAS C. STRYDER, TARA LYNN A. WATKINS, CLINTON C.

OWENS, ALEXANDER J. PENA, AREANNA N. GHRAIZI, REMI R.

WATSON, THOMAS S. BRAUGH, PRESTON S. MEDINA, GABRIELA S.

BABOVEC, MEGAN K. IANIERO, BRENDON M. KWON, MIN S.

HENSELL, HAYDEN J. MCCULLEY, KACIE J. O'CONNOR, SAMANTHA C.

MAGENHEIMER, ASHLEY E. PRESSLY, CARL J. TERNDRUP, JAMES V.

PARK, TEMPLE EUREK, ANDREW T. GRAY, NATHANIEL R.

The Knight

•Just home from the battle/crusades

•Fustian Tunic

•Armor

•Horse

•Honest

•Middle Class

•He’s going to give thanks for successes in battle

•Chaucer thinks highly of him

•He values the Code of Chivalry

• Does not bother to spend $$ on appearance

• He is modest, honorable, generous

The Squire

• His home is unknown

• Was at battle with his father

• Long curly hair

• Young man

• Wears a short gown with wide sleeves

(very fashionable)

• Gown is embroidered

• Horse

• He is not at all like his father

• Very concerned about appearance

• Middle class

• Chaucer’s opionion of him

• Very concerned for himself

The Yeoman

• Archer

• Small Head

• Tan Face

• Medal of St. Christopher

• Coat & Hood of green

• Peacock feathered arrows

• Arm protector

• Bow, sword, shield, dagger

• Horse

• Tons of weapons

The Nun

• Mother Superior at the

convent

• Madam Eglantyne

• Startford-atte-bowe

• Elegant nose

• Large Forehead

• Heavy set

• Brooch

• Coral Trinket

• Horse

Monk

• Large man

• Good looking

• Prominent eyeballs

• Supple boots

• Sleeves on cloak are of the

finest gray fur

• Pin is in a lover’s knot

• Rode a fine, brown horse

• Gutenous

The Friar

• Hubert

• It’s his begging district

• White neck

• Has a lisp

• Tippet full of pins & knives for girls

• Hurdy-Gurdy/harp

• Horse

• Rather be in the bar than with his flock

• Absolved people’s sins for $$

• Spends the church’s $$

• Takes $ from poor

Merchant

• Forking Beard

• Motley Dress (Colors)

• Flemish Beaver Hat

• Daintily buckled boots

• Horse

• Hides he’s in debt

• Upper middle class

• Guilty of greed & pride

• Trades with belgium

The Oxford cleric

• From oxford

• Clerk

• Thin

• Has 20 books

• Bare overcoat

• Horse

• Spends all his $$ on books

• Lower class

• Concerned about learning

Sergeant of the law

• Lawyer

• From london

• Homely multi-colored coat

• Pin-striped belt

• Appears to be smarter than he is

• Upper middle class

Franklin

• Land

• White beard

• Daggar & silk purse

• Cares too much about

food/eating

• Sanguine

• Cheerful disposition

• Upper-middle class

• Seems shallow

• Member of parliament

The Guild- 5 of them

• Haberdasher, dyer, carpenter, weaver, & carpet-maker

• All wearing near gear

• Carry knives

• Concerned with climbing the social ladder

The cook

• Ulcer on his knee

• Good cook but not clean

• Lower class

The Skipper

• From dartmouth

• Tan skin

• Beard

• Woolen gown

• Daggar on lanyard

• Rides a farmer’s horse

• Stole wine

• Made prisoners walk the plank

• Good sailor

• Lower class

The Doctor

• Blood red garments with bluish gray

• Good doc but talks people into buying drugs

they don’t need

• Upper-class

• Didn’t read the bible much

The Wife of bath

• The city of bath

• Somewhat deaf

• Handsome red face

• Gaped teeth

• Large hips

• Scarlet red hose

• Nice shoes

• Broad hat

• Order of communion is important

• Been married several times

• Upper class

• Cares about status

• Doesn’t care about social standards

• independent

Parson

• From his parish

• Carries a stave

• Leads by example

• Clergy class

• Practices what he preaches

• Very respectable

Plowman

• From his brother’s parish

• Short jacket

• Rode a mare

• Diligent worker

• Obedient to god

• Lower class

Miller

• 224 lbs

• Big & brawn boned

• Red beard

• Wart with hair on his nose

• Large nostrils

• Hood of blue

• White coat

• Bag pipes

• Crude

• Short temper

• Low to middle class

• dishonest

Manciple

• Purchase provisions for a college or a law firm

• From ins of court

• Invests well

• Outsmarts the people he works for by “god’s grace”

• Chaucer respects his ability to outwit his employers

Reeve

• Serf who was the steward of a manor

• From Norfolk near baldeswell

• Shaved beard

• Thin

• Short hair

• Legs like sticks

• Bluish overcoat

• Rusty blade

• Rides a stallion-cob, dapple gray named scot

• Choleric (bad temper)

• Does job well

• Rode in the back

• Lower class

• Doesn’t respect his boss

Summoner

• Issues court summons

• From london

• Bad breath

• Puss filled skin

• Black scabby brows

• Thin beard

• Wore garland

• Drinks too much

• Trades for wine

• Garland on head could

be an indication of

homosexuality

Pardoner

• Licesnsed to sell pardons to people

• Church courts from london

• Long yellow hair

• Bulging eye balls

• Voice like a goat

• Rides a horse

• Long hair forbidden by church

• Liar

• Good singer