THE DREAMERS OF THE CANTERUBURY TALES

Wafaa, Sawsan, Sara, Jenan, Hisham and Mohammed

Mrs. Timm

12C

November 10, 2013

CHARACTERS

SUMMONERDIRECT:

His eyes were narrow, he has pimples.

Black, scabby brows.

His face was red like a Cherubin

Thin beard

Personality:

Shouts and jabber as if he’s crazy.

He was a noble varlet and was kind.

He wears a garland on his head.

INDIRECT:

Nasty Breath.

He is a drunk.

Job:

A Layman

PARDONER

DIRECT:

Yellow hair as wax, shoulder-length, smooth.

He has bulging eyes

Small voice

Can’t grow beard.

Personality:

He is graceful.

INDIRECT:

Personality:

Likes to sing.

He is smart.

Job:

Part of the church’s choir.

HOST

DIRECT:

His eyes are bright.

He is fat.

Personality:

He is wise, happy, manly.

Job:

Innkeeper

CONCLUSION

All these characters want to go to Canterbury. The host will be their guide. If they come back, they will return to his tavern and celebrate. The host says that if they do not survive the journey, they can have his head. The Summoner is a layman. His rank is 31st in Chaucer’s time, and it’s the same today. The Pardoner is a part of the church’s choir. His rank is the 33rd and it would also stay the same today. Our last character is the Host. In the story he is an innkeeper, but he would be a businessman in our time. He was ranked as the 34th in the story, but he would be in upper/upper-middle class man nowadays.