The Canterbury Tales
ksson 3
Handout 9
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The Prologue: Understanding Social Order
Dlrectlons:
Observe how Chaucer spreads the following social groups throughoutthe
Aristocrats
Knight
Squire
Clergr
Prioress (Nun)
Monk (Abbot)
Friar
Nun's Priest
Second Nun
Parson
Summoner
Pardoner
Middle Class
Merchant
Oxford Cleric (student)
Sergeant-at-L,aw
Franklin
Reeve
Doctor
Wife of Bath
Chaucer?
Trade Class
Guildsmen
Skipper
Manciple
Host
Cook
Peasant Class
Miller
Plowman
Yeoman
Canon's Yeoman
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prologue.