The Canterbury Tales characters
"Chaucer's original plan, Canterbury Tales, drew approximately one hundred and twenty-two stories that each pilgrim should tell on the way to Canterbury and two more on the way back: Chaucer has actually completed only twenty-two, although two other creatures exist in fragments." One...
Harry Bailey, the owner of the Tabard Hotel, is a cheerful, lively innkeeper. He establishes the narrative of the main role of the narrative since it is he who offers the narrative game and sets the rules that he will follow. The host joins the pilgrimage not as a figure seeking religious...
In the preface to the Canterbury Tales, Jeffrey Chaucer describes each figure traveling on a pilgrimage to the Canterbury Cathedral to pay homage to the sanctuary of Thomas Beckett. Using direct characterization, the character description method, directly indicating their character traits, Chaucer...
Squire, introduced in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, is a young man, a disciple of his father, to become a knight. He has great talent, but the question is whether his talents lie in the fight, music, and art. "Squire from Canterbury Chaucer Stories" is a young man with many talents. He...
The Wife of Bath in Canterbury Tales is a strong woman who uses her body to manipulate men so she can be what she wants. This lesson discusses who she is and why she is called the wife of Bath. The Canterbury Tales were written by Jeffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century but were first...
One of the brightest characters in Jeffrey Chaucer's “Canterbury Tales” is Miller, a muscular man with a wart on his nose. He earns his living by grinding the grain in the mill, where he raises his income by deceiving his clients. Jeffrey Chaucer gives a detailed description of...
The monk is one of the many religious figures in the Canterbury Tales who cheats more than the clergy. Nevertheless, the monk is still regarded with love, because he is very happy and interesting. A monk is not only a humanitarian disguised woman, but he is also a crooked businessman. He uses his...
In Jeffrey Chaucer's poem, The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer tells people about the church and describes them as people who are not the only incarnation of people who have sworn to God and lived by four vows that the church requires to refrain from this. The abbess, the nun, is no exception, but...
For a story in which the main characters are farmed animals, The Tale of the Priests of the Monks by Canterbury's Tale Jeffrey Chaucer offers insights on various topics including economic status, dream analysis and moral behavior to create an interesting story. In this lesson, we will discuss...