canterbury characters Flashcards
(24 cards)
1
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knight
A
head of table undefeated (15 battles) chivalrous 40 unhappy metal chain jacket
2
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squire
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knight’s son curly hair lusty bachelor 20 eats out of rank short gown, long, wide
3
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yeoman
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knight’s servant forester green coat💚 brown face bow & arrow
4
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prioress
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madam eglantine spoke french blue eyes💙 G L U T T O N green rosery💚 golden brooch💛 big forehead
5
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nun & 3 priests
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w/ prioress
6
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monk
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L U S T head monk traveller bald dressed expensively
7
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friar
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Hubert married couples beggar sing & play D R U N K L U S T
8
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merchant
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forked beard G R E E D \$\$$ from shares beaver hat no debt
9
Q
clerk
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skinny from oxford quiet spends $ on books thin overcoat
10
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lawyer
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silk sash medley coat great purchaser G R E E D wise
11
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franklin
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G L U T T O N changed diet according to season white beard sheriff yolo hospitable (st. julian) Epicurus’ son
12
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weaver/dyer/arras-maker
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new gear
silver weapons
treasures wives
13
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cook
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sore on shin
soup & pie
irony: gross man, good food
14
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sailor
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lived west (Dartmouth) dagger around neck boat: Madeleine T H I E F D R U N K tan
15
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physician
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blue&red clothing💙❤️ astronomy⭐️ G R E E D magic & horoscopes 🔮 didn’t read Bible
16
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wife of Bath
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5 husbands deaf red nose❤️ L U S T gap teeth big butt Biblical allusion: samaritan woman scarlet hose❤️
17
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parson
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good christian
always preaching
practiced what he preached
poor
18
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plowman
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parson’s brother
loved God most
paid taxes
job: disposed of animal waste
19
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miller
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plays bagpipes big red beard❤️ wart on nose T H I E F dirty poet white coat blue hood💙
20
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manciple
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grocery buyer
over 30 bosses
street smart
21
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reeve
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skinny blue coat💙 more \$\$ than boss horse’s name: Scot manager 20 “landlord” in between land owner & serfs haircut around ears G R E E D
22
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summoner
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scary face eczema boils & pimples bad breath church court G R E E D red face❤️
23
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pardoner
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rode w/ summoner came from Rome G R E E D yellow hair💛 sold relics to parsons
24
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harry bailey
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host
large man
created challenge
