The Castle

a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times. Michael

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The Knight(in Europe in the Middle Ages) a man, usually of noble birth, who after an apprenticeship as page and squire was raised to honorable military rank and bound to chivalrous conduct

The Knight“The Knight, was a most

distinguished man,Who from the day on which he first beganTo ride abroad had followed chivalry,Truth, honor, generousness, and courtesy.”

The Knight“Of honor, above all nations, when in

Prussia.In Lithuania he had ridden, and Russia,No Christian man so often, of his rank.When, in Granada, Algeciras sank”

The Knight

“Thrice in the list, and always killed his man.This same distinguished knight had led the vanOnce with the Bey of Balat , doing workFor him against another heathen Turk;”

The Knight“He wore a fustian tunic stained and dark

With smudges where his armor had left mark;Just home from service, he had joined our ranksTo do his pilgrimage and render thanks.”

The Squire

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What is a Squire?•A squire is usually the son of the knight, he comes along on the long journeys with his father or the knight.

•He usually is an apprentice until he learns the way of a knight. He joins in battles and learns the way of the sword and horse.

Quotes•“A lover and cadet, had a lot of fire•His locks as curly as if they has been pressed.”

•“In stature he was of moderate length, with•wonderful agility and strength.”

•“He’d seen some service with the cavalry…and had done valiantly in little space of time in hope to win his lady’s grace.”

•“He was embroidered like a meadow bright and full of freshest flowers, red and white.”

Continued•“Singing he was, or fluting all the day; He was as fresh as the month of May.”

•“Short was his gown, the sleeves were long a wide; He knew the way to sit a horse and ride.”

•“He could make songs and poems and recite, Knew how to joust and dance, To draw and write.”

•“Courteous he was, lowly and serviceable, And carved to serve his father at the table.”

The Yeoman

Yeoman•A Yeoman is an attendant, or servant for a knight in a Royal or Noble household.

•A Yeoman is also a free man owning his own farm.

•They usually carried a bow and hunted for the people their serving.

Chaucer’s Yeoman

•The Yeoman in the Canterbury tales lives in the caste and is the Knight and Squire’s servant.

• He wore green and carried a bow to hunt for the Knight and Squire.

•He wore the a medal of St. Christopher, who was the patron of travelers.

Quotes

• “His arrows never drooped their feathers low- And in his hand he bore a mighty bow. He knew the woodcraft up and down.”

-Lines 109-110,112

• “A medal of St. Christopher he wore..Of shining silver on his breast, and bore a hunting horn, well slung and burnished clean, that dangeled from a baldrick of bright green. He was a proper forester, I guess”

-Lines 117-121

The Reeve

The Canterbury Tales

The Reeve•Baliff or steward of a manor•Sheriff•Mostly chosen by villeins•Sometimes appointed by lords of manors

Chaucer’s Reeve

• Quotes• “The Reeve was old and choleric and thin…” (Line

605)

Chaucer’s Reeve

• “a better hand at bargains than his lord” (Line 624)

Chaucer’s Reeve

• “no auditor could gain a point on him” (Line 610)

•The characters were in “Good to Bad” order in the eyes Chaucer.

•Over all the castle characters were “Good.”

•The End

Conclusion