 Canterbury Tales Pilgrims: Doctor & Miller Grayson Johnson Jose Hernandez Kylee Christoffersen Brad Clarke

 THE DOCTOR

The Doctor  Medicine Man  Extremely Intelligent  “No one alive could talk as well as he did On points of medicine and of surgery, For, being grounded in astronomy,” Pg 133 lines

The Doctors Skill  The Doctor was very good at what he did.  “The cause of every malady you’d got He knew, and whether dry, cold, moist, or hot; He knew their seat, their humor and condition. He was a perfect practicing physician.” Pg 134 lines

The Doctor’s Appearance  He wears blood red garments with a bluish gray lined taffeta.  Very healthy and fit.  He takes his own advice and maintains his hygiene. “ In blood-red garments, slashed with bluish gray and lined with taffeta, he rode his way.” page 134 lines

 THE MILLER

The Miller  He was a thieving trader. “A thumb of gold, by God, to gauge an oat!” Pg. 137 Line 581 This means that the miller would press his thumb on the scale to give a false weight and price of the item he was trading.

Miller’s Appearance  Broad, knotty, and small.  Miller wore a hood of blue and a white coat. Along with a red beard and a wart on his nose. “ His beard, like any sew or fox, was red and broad as well, as though is were a spade. And, at its very tip, his nose displayed a wart on which there stood a tuft of hair red as the bristles in an old sow’s ear.” - Page 137 lines

Miller’s feelings  Very confident. - con-man  Only cares about himself, plus is full of greed. “ Broad, knotty, and short-shouldered, he would boast, he could heave and door off hinge and post, or take a run and break it with his head.” Lines “ In other words, he pressed on the scale with his thumb to increase the weight of the grain. He was a thief of grain.” Line 581