Question

Match the lines from The Canterbury Tales to the characters they describe. 1.Dishevelled, save for cap, his head all bare. As shiny eyes he had as has a hare. A voice he had that bleated like a goat.                                  2.Her greatest oath was but By Saint Eloy!                                    And she was known as Madam Eglantine. 3.o ride about the world, loved chivalry,                                             Truth, honour, freedom and all courtesy. 4.He had but little gold within his coffer;                                      But all that he might borrow from a friend 5.Though so illustrious, he was very wise                                   And bore himself as meekly as a maid. He never yet had any vileness said, 6.A lover and a lusty bachelor, With locks well curled, as if they'd laid in press 7.Right threadbare was his overcoat; for he Had got him yet no churchly benefice    knight clerk squire  prioress pardoner

Answer 1

1.Disheveled, save for cap, his head all bare. As shiny eyes, he had as has a hare. A voice he had that bleated like a goat. - Pardoner

Pardoner is described as someone who deceives people to buy holy artifacts which are fraud.

2. Her greatest oath was but By Saint Eloy! And she was known as Madam Eglantine. -Prioress

In the General prologue, Chaucer satirizes several characters from various classes and professions. Beginning with the highest class to lower. The first character whom Chaucer introduces is the Prioress who is a nun. She is the first among the female to be described, the first question that evokes in the reader's mind is that such higher religious clergy doesn't take a vow of leading a simple life? Hence, Chaucer satirizes the church, as the members of the church belonged from the upper class. The prioress took advantage of the poor for her own good. She was very well 'dainty' and was well-dressed. Being known as "Madame Eglantyne", she was so pretentious that she hardly knew any words of French.

3. O ride about the world, loved chivalry, Truth, honor, freedom, and all courtesy. - Knight.

The knight in the general prologue is the first one in the sequence to be described. The narrator and the host admire him. Four main qualities of the knight are remembered by the narrator that are, trouthe- fidelity, freedom- generosity, chivalrie- refinement, and honor- reputation. These are the first knight's love of ideals.

4. He had but little gold within his coffer; But all that he might borrow from a friend -Clerk

In the Canterbury tales among the pilgrims is the student, a clerk who portrays the archetype of the dedicated student as felt by Chaucer. The clerk is completely dedicated to studying and learning and is unconcerned with the materialistic things.

5. Though so illustrious, he was very wise And bore himself as meekly as a maid. He never yet had any vileness said, - Knight.

The knight in the general prologue is the first one in the sequence to be described. The narrator and the host admire him. Four main qualities of the knight are remembered by the narrator. In the above sentence, it describes the knight' third quality that about his gentle, manner and meekness he is remembered by the narrator.

6. A lover and a lusty bachelor, With locks well curled, as if they'd laid in the press - Squire.

The squire is the knight's apprentice and son. He is youthful, curly-haired and loves courting and dancing around.

7. Right threadbare was his overcoat; for he Had got him yet no churchly benefice - clerk.

Through his description, it is evident through the clerk's appearance that he spends his money on learning and books and due to this his clothing was threadbare and his face was gaunt.