Canterbury Tales: Characters

The ________: A sincere, devout student at Oxford University who loves learning and is respected by all the pilgrims.

The ________: Socially the most prominent person on the pilgrimage, epitomizing chivalry, truth, and honor.

The ________: A drunken, brash, and vulgar man who rudely interrupts the Host, demands that his tale be next, and warns everyone that his tale about a carpenter will be vulgar because it is true.

The ________: A very old and irritable man who was once a carpenter.

The ________: A man who tends the property of the monastery.

The Physician: A doctor who can speak knowingly of medicines, drugs, and humours, and who knows ________ as well.

The ________ (Madame Eglantine): A very gentle lady who is coy and delicate.

The ________: An officer of the church who calls people for a church trial.

The ________: A vain, lusty young man and a candidate for knighthood.

The ________: A shrewd and intelligent man who knows how to strike a good bargain and is a member of the rich rising middle class.

The ________: A huge, uncouth man who can steer a(n) ________ but flounders on his horse.

The ___: A very poor but very holy and virtuous religious man who tells a highly moral tale.

___ (Harry Bailey): The owner of the Tabard Inn, who volunteers to travel with the pilgrims

Socially the most prominent person on the pilgrimage, epitomizing chivalry, truth, and honor

Known for his cooking and characterized by a chancre sore that runs with pus

Characterized as gat-toothed, somewhat deaf, and wearing bright scarlet red stockings

A sensual, licentious man who seduces young girls and then arranges their marriages

A shrewd and intelligent man who knows how to strike a good bargain and is a member of the rich rising middle class

A vain, lusty young man and a candidate for knighthood

A very genteel lady who is coy and delicate

A man who tends the property of the monastery

A sincere, devout student at Oxford University who loves learning and is respected by all the pilgrims

A lawyer and one of the high justices of the court

A large and wealthy landowner who enjoys fine living and good companionship

A huge, uncouth man who can steer a ship but flounders on his horse

A doctor who can speak knowingly of medicines, drugs, and humours, and who knows astrology as well

A very poor but very holy and virtuous religious man who tells a highly moral tale

A drunken, brash, and vulgar man who rudely interrupts the Host, demands that his tale be next, and warns everyone that his tale about a carpenter will be vulgar because it is true

The steward for a law school

A very old and irritable man who was once a carpenter

An officer of the church who calls people for a church trial

The most complex of all the pilgrims. He is an intellect and uses advanced psychological means to gain his objective. Although he is not a good person, he can preach a good sermon.