1. The Host “The Prologue” in The Canterbury Tales
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Striking
Bright eyes
Wide girth
Manly
ACTIONS
Served good food and drink
Jokes
Proposed the contest
Leads the pilgrims
Challenge & Judge
Personality Traits/Characteristics
Intelligent Curious
Wise
Tactful
Merry hearted
Happy
Kind
Confident
Courteous
Bold of speech
Chaucer respects the host, considers him to
be a good person, and indicates that he is a
leader of men.
“Bold in his speech, yet wise
and full of tact, There was no
manly attribute he lacked.”
(direct and indirect characterization)
Lines
“His eyes were bright,
His girth a little wide.;
There is no finer burgess
in Cheapside.” lines
(direct characterization)