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   troutmiller Teacher
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   The top of the feudal system is the Knight.  With him would be the Squire and the Yeoman.  Then the "head" nun or the Prioress with the Monk, the Nun, Friar and the Priest.  Following the religious figures is the Merchant. Then the Cleric, the Man of Law, and the Franklin. So far that's 12.

   The next group are more of a working class.  It begins with the Haberdasher, the Carpenter, the Weaver, the Dyer, the Tapestry-maker, and the Cook.  That makes 6 more (18).

   The rest follow no certain order.  The Shipman, the Physician, the Wife of Bath, the Parson, the Plowman, the Miller, the Manciple, the Reeve, the Summoner, the Pardoner, and then there is the host. That makes 11 in this group with a total of 29.  This all came straight from the list on the Prologue's summary link below.  Many count Chaucer as the final "character" so he could be #30 for your list.

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   1. The carpenter
   2. Chaucer
   3. The clerk
   4. the cook
   5. the dyer
   6. the franklin
   7. the frior
   8. the goodsman
   9. the guildsman
   10. the host
   11. the knight
   12. the manciple
   13. the man of law
   14. the merchant
   15. the miller
   16. the monk
   17. the nun
   18. the nun's priest
   19. the old woman
   20. the pardoner
   21. the parson
   22. the physician
   23. the ploughman
   24. the priouress
   25. the reeve
   26. the 2nd nun
   27. the shipman
   28. the squire
   29. the summoner
   30. the wife of bath
   31. the yeoman

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   Posted by annonumousdotcom on Saturday May 2, 2009 at 3:28 AM