Characters from The Canterbury Tales

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Characters from The Canterbury Tales

• By
• Jillian Dukett, Nikki Swisher, Shane Shaffer

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The Wife of Bath

• - From the town of Bath
• - Talented with sewing
• - Married 5 times
• - Enjoys talking and arguing

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The Wife of Bath continued

• - Deaf in one ear
• - Has a gap between her front teeth
• Considered attractive in Chaucers time

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The Knight

• - Distinguished
• - Chivalrous
• - Honored
• - A true and perfect gentle knight

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The Knight continued

• - Brave
• - Experienced
• - Prudent

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The Yeoman

• - very similar to Robinhood
• - wore a green hooded coat
  
• - carried a bow
• - used peacock feather arrows

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The Yeoman continued

• - a servant who accompanies the Knight and
  the Squire
• - wore a medal of St. Christopher

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The End