Reeve

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 * Good afternoon, so whom has the pleasure of meeting me today? I am Dr. James Scott lll. In Chaucer’s //Canterbury Tales// I was Reeve. To pass time, I share my brilliance to young students in the classroom. I am currently an old man and the top professor in the school I have been teaching at for many years. I certainly am deserving of this honor because I worked hard as a young man and I have a unique authority in the classroom. I know every trick of the trade and nothing gets past me. Though the students in my class become prosperous, I don’t receive any appreciation. I have grown tired of teaching ignorant kids and it is time for me to change up what I am doing and not be surrounded by incompetence. I want to go on an exciting trip and visit interesting places. **

**Use Textual Evidence to Support **
 *  || Character in Chaucer’s Prologue

||  || Your Modern Character || ||  Reeve ||  || Professor ||
 * Profession and Name:
 * Their Class:  || Urban |||| Working class ||
 * Physical Description:

<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> Thin, old, “his beard was closely shaven to the skin” (606), short hair above ears, “legs were like sticks with no calves to be seen”(610), wore a blue overcoat, had a rusty blade at his side, and coat was tucked under his belt. He also rode a “dapple-gray” stallion (634).

|||| <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> Old retired man, tired, worn out, casual kakis and a sweater, clean cut hair and beard. || What kind of person is he/she?
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Description of Personality:

<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> Bad tempered, judgmental, very controlling, he was smart with knowing everyone’s tricks, skilled worker with “first-rate skill” (632), bitter and wise. |||| <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> Says what he thinks, judgmental, does things his way, smart, knows the best ways to get things done, he is smart with his money, and lives well off. || <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> Chaucer respects what Reeve does and his skills but looks down upon his bitter personality.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">Chaucer’s Opinion of the Character: Does he have a positive or negative view of the character? Be careful of his sarcasm!

|||| <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';"> He puts himself above everyone around him, egotistical, mean and controlling in his ways. || || <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">The Reeve is an old bitter yet intelligent hard working man. He has been working for most of his life and has gained much from it, as a carpenter of first rate skill. |||| <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">The professor is like the Reeve because of how hard working he had been throughout his life to get to where he is now. Although he is very intelligent, he gives off traits of arrogance. || Mouth ** Chairs in the Background ** Hair ****
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif';">Statement/Justification:
 * ** Aspect on your Voki Modern Character ** || ** The Reason/Justification for that choice: How does that help communicate the character? ** ||
 * Big Head **
 * Big Head **

Glasses ** ||
 * Clothing **
 * He has a big head because he thinks/knows he is an intelligent and skilled person **
 * He is a bitter man and therefore has a grumpy look to him indicated by the mouth **
 * The background are seats because he works in a classroom as a teacher **
 * His hair is grey and very clean cut because he is an older man and is clean shaven and perfect **
 * Emphasize his old age **
 * His clothing is older looking and professional, tucked in and sharp pressed ** ||

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">**__Explore the Other Characters__**:(**Fill in below for THREE characters)** <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;"> Name of the Character 1: <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Wife of Bath

What you learned about the character: <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">She thinks very highly of herself and is very well off. She has a very dominat personality, is very bold, and likes to be the center of attention. She loves men and being with men and believes that men are lining up to be with her.

How would your character react to this character. Explain WHY. <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The Reeve would look down upon the wife of Bath because he is older and is very bitter and judgemental to other people and her personality would irratate him very much because of her arrogance.

Name of the Character 2: <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The Pardoner

What you learned about the character: <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The Pardoner is a person ful of tricks that is able to convice others around him of whatever he wants them to believe. He however is a little ashamed at what he does because he lies to people and gains much from it such as money for the church.

How would your character react to this character. Explain WHY. <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The Reeve is very wise and would not fall for the Pardoners tricks in getting his money and would be very bitter to him for continuing what he does knowing that it is not right.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">Name of the Character 3: <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The Miller

What you learned about the character: <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The miller is a very dull, unintelligent person that has a big ego. He is a very dumb person but is very handy with things at the same time as being strong.

How would your character react to this character. Explain WHY. <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The reeve would think very low of the Miller because of his ignorance and simple-mindedness. Being in the presance of such a person would trigger his bad-temper and impatience with <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">such people.