What are all the characters in The Canterbury Tales?

Answer 1

Some of the key characters in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" are the Knight, the Wife of Bath, the Pardoner, the Miller, the Summoner, and the Prioress. Each character tells a different story on the pilgrimage to Canterbury, offering insight into their personalities and beliefs.

Answer 2

Not all the pilgrims are named in The Canterbury Tales.

The ones who are named, their names, and where to find them are:

The Host: Harry Bailly (line 34 of the Cook's Prologue)

Narrator: Chaucer himself

Prioress: Madam Eglantine (line 121 of the General Prologue)

Friar: Hubert or Huberd (line 269 of the General Prologue)

Cook: Roger (lines 21, 29, and 32 of Cook's Prologue)

Cook nickname: Hogge (line 12 of Cook's Prologue)

Reeve: Oswald or Osewold (line 6 of the Reeve's Prologue)

Answer 3

You would know most if you only read the table of contents:

1. The Knight
2. The Miller
3. The Reeve
4. The Cook
5. The Man of Law
6. The Wife of Bath
7. The Friar
8. The Summoner
9. The Clerk
10. The Merchant
11. The Squire
12. The Franklin
13. The Physician
14. The Pardoner
15. The Shipman
16. The Prioress
17. Sir Thopas
18. Melibee
19. The Monk
20. The Nun's Priest
21. The Second Nun
22. The Canon's Yeoman
23. The Manciple
24. The Parson

Answer 4

Not all the characters in the Canterbury Tales are given proper names. Some of their names appear in the General Prologue, but some appear in the prologues or epilogues of their individual tales. Here is a list of characters whose names are given (and my apologies if I've omitted any of them):

Geoffrey Chaucer, the Narrator

Harry Bailly, the Host

Don Piers, the Monk

Madame Eglentyne, the Prioress

Robyn, the Miller

Osewald, the Reeve

Roger, nicknamed "Hogge," the Cook

Alisoun, the Wife of Bath

John, the Nun's Priest

Answer 5

I happen to have a copy of the book with me, so I'll list them out in order (from Group A to Group I)

Group A:

• Knight
• Miller
• Reeve
• Cook

Group B:

• Man of Law
• Shipman
• Prioress
• Chaucer (two tales)
• Monk
• Nun's Priest

Group C:

• Physician
• Pardoner

Group D:

• Wife of Bath
• Friar
• Summoner

Group E:

• Clerk
• Merchant

Group F:

• Squire
• Franklin

Group G:

• Second Nun
• Canon's Yeoman

Group H:

• Manciple

Group I:

• Parson

Answer 6

midas, the host (innkeeper), yeomen, condemned knight (from WoB), squire, cook, summoner, pardoner, frair, franklin, plowman, miller, reeve, nun, monk, cleric, parson, merchant, sergeant at the law (judge), five tradesmen, skipper, doctor, wife of bath, manciple

Answer 7

there is the wife of bath, bath is a farmer i think i spelt his name wrong though so look the spelling up

Answer 8

They're pilgrims