Characters of the Canterbury Tales

A Knight
The knight is a man who lives by a code a chivalry and is very proud to be a warrior and prides himself in being a good person. He has also proven himself to be worthy of honor from many countries having fought many battles and being very wise. The only odd thing about the knight are his clothes are old and worn.

The Squire
The Squire is the son of the Knight who was very fit and active. He was also a lover who would make songs and art. He also was a very humble, willing and able to get things done.

The Yeoman
The Yeoman is very proud person, wearing his medal on his chest for people to see. He dressed in green and carried several weapons and was a real forester.

The Prioress
The Prioress is a well dressed and well mannered but is nice and will pity things and feel as though she must take care of them.



The Second Nun and Three Priests
They are exactly what it says they are.



The Monk

The Monk is a hunter, who has many horses and gray hounds to help him with this. The monk's beliefs are old ones that he has slowly been using with new beliefs, which made him admit that a hunter is not a holy man and that his beliefs may seem wrong but he raises the question as to why should you hold yourself to beliefs that make your talents useless.



The Friar

The Friar is seen as a very noble, merry, and helpful person. He was the type of person who tries to go through life easy mannered. He was also able to sing in order to please people and was always the one to win the prize at festivals. Rather than seeming like a poor beggar, he tried to be a beggar the rich and noble wanted to help.



The Merchant

The Merchant was a man of business. He knew how to deal with all types of business with intelligence, knowing foreign currencies, and knowing how to manage his trade and loads properly. This talent was something he prided and would only boast about the good times and not talk of bad times.



The Clerk

The Clerk was a man who used to study philosophy and valued learning over all things. Not having much money, his appearance may not have been to great, but he used what he had and borrowed to get books.



The Sergeant of the Law

This was a man who everyone saw as wise and knowledgeable and knew how to manage the laws expressed to the people without ever seeming to be wrong.



The Franklin

The Franklin was a noble man who seemed to have everything that could bring him luxury. He always had the finest of foods and drink and had people to prepare services for him.


A HABERDASHER and a CARPENTER, An ARRAS-MAKER, DYER, and WEAVER

These were your typical common people. They all had decent clothing and supplies and is basically the working man.



The Cook

The cook is able to cook all sorts of things and knows how to tell when food or ale has gone bad. The only problem he had was a sore on his shin.



The Ship man

This man was a sailor who knew his way through many routes and was a fine person but was likely to take advantage of people or take something to gain the upper hand.



The Physician

The physician was a man who knew his job very well, and used astrology to tell him the reasons and remedies for illnesses. He was always able to do this very well and make decent money because he worked with people who would send him the drugs for the illness. With this efficiency the physician was able to save reasonable amounts of money, which he loved.



The Wife of Bath

This was a lady who knew who how to make fine clothes and many experiences she could talk of, having been married several times and traveled to many places.



The Parson

The Parson was a very religious man who tried to use the rules given to him from the bible to be a good person, and would try to compensate for people who could not help themselves. Although nice to most people, if someone were to be unreasonable with him he wouldn't stand for it. As a religious man he mainly focused on the rules of the bible and was not a fan of ceremonies celebrating them.



The Plowman

The plowman was the brother of the parson and is a very hard worker who tried to live in peace and charity by loving god and accepting the good and bad times.



The Miller

The Miller was a really big and strong guy. He had the strength to tear doors from their hinges or to head butt them down. He knew how to take advantage of oppertunities to make money having a "thumb of gold" and how to humor people, knowing many poems that consisted mostly of obscene jokes.



The Manciple

The Manciple was a man who was able to get what he wanted and was treated as a noble. He had many masters teach him about market and how to get ahead of things which made it possible for him to live according to his own standards.



The Reeve

The Reeve was like a manager for his lord's servants and tasks. He knew how to make sure crops were planted at the right time by figuring out if there will be a drought or rain, and knew how to take care of all the animals his lord own. He knew all the tricks to his job as well, knowing how to not let any of the servants take advantage of him.

The Summoner
The Summoner is a guy who is unlucky when it comes to his appearance being covered in boils and pimples. Sometimes he would get to drunk and start speaking a couple phrases of latin. Despite those ideas, he is seen as a good comrade.

The Pardoner
The Pardoner is a friend of the summoner. The pardoner also looks a bit better than the summoner, and carries his appearance in an untraditional fashion, one trait being he doesn't wear a hood although he has long hair. He was also the best at his job, and liked to sing to get money.