Answers # 1 -5

1) In which group – feudal, ecclesiastical, urban – will

you place the pilgrim?

- The Friar is in the urban group.

2) Give a physical description of your character(s).

- The Summoner wore loose clothing. The Yeoman wore a short green
coat, and a hat with black fringes.

3) Give a character(s) or personality description.

General traits should be supported with specific
examples.

- The Summoner treated lechers terribly, because they were rank low in
society. He is a deceitful liar and a thief, because he is a con artist. The
Yeoman is tricky, he tricked the Summoner. He is also a deceitful liar
and a thief.

4) Does Chaucer use satirize this character? In which

Lines ? Is the character realistic? Why?

- Chaucer does use irony and satire. The character is realistic to a

certain extent.

5) Through the description of the pilgrim, what have

you learned about fourteenth- century England?

- The Friar was described as dressed in a finely pressed garment. Based

on his description, he must’ve been in a higher class. In the fourteenth-
century they were dressed up often.