The Canterbury Tales Characters Flashcards

Study and practice for The Canterbury Tales Characters with these Flashcards. Learn about different Canterbury Tales Characters with our flashcards made for students studying for The Canterbury Tales with these flashcard quizzes.

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Cards In This Set

Front Back
Not finely dressed
Wise
Humble
Modest
The Knight
Prettyboy
Lover
Seeks attention
Flashy clothes
The Squire
Green coat and hood
Neatly sheathed
Head like nut
Proudly dressed
The Yeoman
Graceful
Dainty
Elegant
Coral trinket
Nice clothes
Wears jewelry
"Speaks" French
The Nun (Prioress)
Nice clothes
fat
Uses money
Lover's knot
Should not be out and about
Fine clothing
The Monk
Supposed to beg
Clothing like a pope
Plump
Has money that should go to church
Goes to taverns
Goes to villages with more wealth
Gets in fights when drunk
Pale (spending time indoors)
The Friar
Neat beard
Expensive clothing
Brags about money, but in debt
Tries to be noticed, but not memorable at all
The Merchant
Man of learning
NERD
not well-balanced
Loves books
Oxford Cleric
Expensive clothing
like the nun
appears wise
boring
doing easy things for money
The Serjeant at the Law (The Man of Law)
Good-natured, high-colored
Fat
White beard
Jolly
Generous
Collected taxes
Glutton
Food
Th Franklin
Liked new things
Knives of silver
Wealth
Trophy wives
Nouveau-riche
Flashy rich
The Haberdasher, dyer, carpenter, weaver, and carpet-maker

(The Guildsmen)
Ulcer on knee
The Cook
Pirate
Stole wine
The Skipper/Shipman
Ripped off patients
Cunning
Friends with apothecary
Red garments, slashed with grey
Doctor
Proud
Good at cloth-making
Independent
Married one man who she actually liked and led to deafness
"Friends"
Well-traveled
Flirt
The Wife of Bath