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stories.”   \n\n7.The Merchant(Businessman)  \n10.The Sergeant-at-Law  \n6.The Friar(Mendicant Friar)  \n8.The Clerk(Scholar)  \n(Lawyer)  \n·Learned and thoughtful  \n·Witty and persuasive  \n·Clever and outspoken  \n·Wealthy and practical  \n·Smooth talker  \n·Wellspoken and humble  \n·Shrewd in business  \n·Proud of his profession  \n·Loves money and comfort  \n·Bolos thechurchs tacing  \n·Knows the law well  \n·Kind and generous  \n·Speaks confidently  \n·Enjoys good food and wine  \n·Loves books and study  \n·Well-mannered and polite  \n●Represents the greed of  \n●Represents legalknowledgeand worldly wisdom  \n·Represents the prosperousmiddle classWealth and good manners  \n·Represents educationand true pietyLearning and humility  \nsome churchmen  \nCleverness and greed  \n11.The Franklin(Landowner)  \n14.The Cook  \n13.The Pardoner  \n15.The Manciple(Servant in charge of supplies)  \n12.The Wife of Bath(Independent Woman)  \n(Indulgence Selle)  \n(Kitchen Servant)  \n●Rich and generous  \n·Cunning and dishonest  \n·Practical andeficient  \n·Bold and outspoken  \n·Loud and humorous  \n·Hospitable and kind  \n·Manages the group's food  \n·Experienced and worldly  \n·Greedy and hypocritical  \n·Loves good food  \n·Talks about coking and  \n·Loves huntingand god ling  \n·Taks about mariag and love  \n●Keeps orderamong pilgins  \n·Sels false relics  \neating  \n·Speaks well and wisely  \n·Speaks in a ersusive way  \n·Not ver talkatie  \n·Strong-wiled and independent  \n·Honest andstaightfoward  \n·Represents coruption  \n●Represents the idealChristian laymanGenerosity and good nature  \n·Represents esponsilityand organisation  \n·Represents female freedom  \n·Represents the lower chass  \nin the Church  \nand common sense  \n    and desire      \nGreed and deception  \nResponsibility and leadership  \nHonesty and humour  \nIndependence and experience  \n\"In this diverse company,Chaucer brings togetherall classes of medieval society.”  \n·Name :Geoffrey Chaucer·Born :c.1343,London  \n(England)  \n·Died :1400  \n·Genre:Poet,writer,translator  \n·Major Works:The CanterburyTales,Troilus and Criseyde,The Book of the Duchess.  \n“Chaucer is the father ofEnglish poetry and the greatestpoet of the Middle Ages.\"  \n## 5.DETAILS SUMMARY\n\n(5Sections of the Prologue)  \nThe Setting:Pilgrims gather atthe Tabard Inn in Southwark,London,on their way to Canterbury.  \nThe Pilgrims:Chaucer introduces29 pilgrims,describing their appearance,clothing,occupations and personalities.  \nThe Journey:They plan to tell storieson the way to Canterbury.  \nThe Host:The innkeeper and his wife  \nare described.  \nThe Tone:Friendly,lively,humorous,  \nand rich in social commentary.  \n\"It gives a vivid picture of medieval  \nlife and the variety of human nature.\"  \n## 10.RHYME SCHEME &DEVICES\n\n·Rhyme scheme:ab (couples)  \n·Literary Devices:-Imagery(vivid descriptions)-Alliteration(e.g.,\"hote and hye\")-Irony (e.g.,the 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