Guess that pilgrim

Guess that
pilGrim
The Canterbury Tales

This pilgrim is the best at his
profession. He knows the cause
of every malady and can cure
most. He keeps himself in
perfect physical condition, but
it is his spiritual condition we
must worry about.
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This pilgrim is the Parson’s
brother and is good-hearted
also. He tithes the church on
time and leads a good
Christian life.

This pilgrim was is charge of
getting provisions. Despite his
lack of education, he is smarter
than the thirty lawyers he feeds.

This pilgrim devotes his time to
hunting and eating. This is in direct
conflict with the rules of the
monasteries. He is large, loud, and
well dressed in hunting boots and
furs.

This pilgrim works for the
guildsman. The irony is that
his job requires that he be
clean; he has a large crusty
sore on his knee.

This pilgrim’s name means
“free man”. He is a connoisseur
of food and wine, so much so
that his table remains laid and
ready for food all day.

This pilgrim is large and
merry. He mediates among the
pilgrims and keeps the contest
going.

This pilgrim is a seamstress. She
has been married five times and is
well schooled in the art of love.
She is deaf in one ear and has a
gap between her front teeth.

This pilgrim excuses your sins in
exchange for money for the
Church. He excels at fraud by
carrying fake relics which he
claims are holy. His yellow hair is
compared to rat tails; he is unable
to grow a beard.

This pilgrim tells the first tale.
He represents the ideal of a
medieval Christian man-at-arms.
He is brave, experienced,
and prudent.
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This pilgrim is stout and brawny,
with a wart on the end of his
nose. His mouth is compared to
a furnace suggesting that he is
hot-tempered and full of hot air.
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This pilgrim is a roaming priest
with no ties to a monastery. He
is willing to befriend young
women or men who need his
services. He often accepts
bribes.

This pilgrim is modest and
quiet, the head of her convent.
She is overly dainty when it
comes to manners. She knows
a little French, and is charitable
and compassionate.

This pilgrim is a poor student of
philosophy who would rather
spend his money on books rather
than fine clothes. He speaks
little, but when he does, his
words are wise and full of moral
virtue.

This pilgrim is the only devout
Churchman in the crowd. He
lives in poverty and serves as a
“shepherd” to his “flock”,
making sure to practice what
he preaches.

This pilgrim brings those who
have violated church law to
court. His face is scarred by
leprosy. He is irritable and,
when drunk, spouts off phrases
in Latin.

The knight’s apprentice. He is
curly-haired, youthfully
handsome, and loves dancing and
courting.

A pilgrim who speaks about
other pilgrims from his
observations and first-hand
experiences. He presents
himself as gregarious and
naïve.

This pilgrim trades in furs and
other cloths, mostly from
Flanders. He is part of a wealthy
and powerful class of society.

This pilgrim accompanies the
knight and squire. His dress
and weapons suggest that he
may be a forester.

This pilgrim upholds justice in
matters large and small and
knows every statute of
England’s law by heart.

This pilgrim is brown-skinned
from years of sailing, and has
seen every bay and river in
England. He is a bit of a rascal,
known for stealing wine while the
ship’s captain sleeps.

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