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This document provides clues and descriptions to identify 24 pilgrims from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. It describes each pilgrim's occupation, physical characteristics, personality traits, and behaviors. The pilgrims include the Physician, Plowman, Manciple, Monk, Cook, Franklin, Host, Wife of Bath, Pardoner, Knight, Miller, Friar, Prioress, Clerk, Parson, Summoner, Squire, Narrator, Merchant, Yeoman, Man of Law, and Shipman.

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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. Guess that pilgrim
The Physician or Doctor
This pilgrim is the Parsons brother and is good-hearted also. He tithes the church on time and leads a good Christian life. Guess that pilgrim
The Plowman
This pilgrim was is charge of getting provisions. Despite his lack of education, he is smarter than the thirty lawyers he feeds. Guess that pilgrim
The Manciple
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. Guess that pilgrim
The Monk
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. Guess that pilgrim
The Cook
This pilgrims 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. Guess that pilgrim
The Franklin
This pilgrim is large and merry. He mediates among the pilgrims and keeps the contest going. Guess that pilgrim
The Host
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. Guess that pilgrim
The Wife of Bath
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. Guess that pilgrim
The Pardoner
This pilgrim tells the first tale. He represents the ideal of a medieval Christian man-at-arms. He is brave, experienced, and prudent. Guess this pilgrim
The Knight
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. Guess that pilgrim..
The Miller
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. Guess that pilgrim
The Friar
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. Guess this pilgrim
The Prioress
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. Guess that pilgrim
The Clerk
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. Guess that pilgrim
The Parson
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. Guess this pilgrim
The Summoner
The knights apprentice. He is curly-haired, youthfully handsome, and loves dancing and courting. Guess that pilgrim
The Squire
A pilgrim who speaks about other pilgrims from his observations and first-hand experiences. He presents himself as gregarious and na誰ve. Guess that pilgrim
The Narrator
This pilgrim trades in furs and other cloths, mostly from Flanders. He is part of a wealthy and powerful class of society. Guess that pilgrim
The Merchant
This pilgrim accompanies the knight and squire. His dress and weapons suggest that he may be a forester. Guess that pilgrim
The Yeoman
This pilgrim upholds justice in matters large and small and knows every statute of Englands law by heart. Guess that pilgrim
The Man of Law
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 ships captain sleeps. Guess that pilgrim
The Shipman (Skipper)

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  • 1. Guess that pilGrim The Canterbury Tales
  • 2. 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. Guess that pilgrim
  • 4. This pilgrim is the Parsons brother and is good-hearted also. He tithes the church on time and leads a good Christian life. Guess that pilgrim
  • 6. This pilgrim was is charge of getting provisions. Despite his lack of education, he is smarter than the thirty lawyers he feeds. Guess that pilgrim
  • 8. 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. Guess that pilgrim
  • 10. 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. Guess that pilgrim
  • 12. This pilgrims 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. Guess that pilgrim
  • 14. This pilgrim is large and merry. He mediates among the pilgrims and keeps the contest going. Guess that pilgrim
  • 16. 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. Guess that pilgrim
  • 17. The Wife of Bath
  • 18. 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. Guess that pilgrim
  • 20. This pilgrim tells the first tale. He represents the ideal of a medieval Christian man-at-arms. He is brave, experienced, and prudent. Guess this pilgrim
  • 22. 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. Guess that pilgrim..
  • 24. 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. Guess that pilgrim
  • 26. 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. Guess this pilgrim
  • 28. 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. Guess that pilgrim
  • 30. 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. Guess that pilgrim
  • 32. 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. Guess this pilgrim
  • 34. The knights apprentice. He is curly-haired, youthfully handsome, and loves dancing and courting. Guess that pilgrim
  • 36. A pilgrim who speaks about other pilgrims from his observations and first-hand experiences. He presents himself as gregarious and na誰ve. Guess that pilgrim
  • 38. This pilgrim trades in furs and other cloths, mostly from Flanders. He is part of a wealthy and powerful class of society. Guess that pilgrim
  • 40. This pilgrim accompanies the knight and squire. His dress and weapons suggest that he may be a forester. Guess that pilgrim
  • 42. This pilgrim upholds justice in matters large and small and knows every statute of Englands law by heart. Guess that pilgrim
  • 43. The Man of Law
  • 44. 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 ships captain sleeps. Guess that pilgrim