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Canterbury Tales:

Canterbury Tales:. The Skipper. Summary. There was a skipper from the west in a place called Dartmouth He has a dagger on a necklace His skin was brown from tan He drinks a lot He threw off the boat all prisoners He knows how to navigate the seas. Personality Traits. Strengths.

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Canterbury Tales:

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  1. Canterbury Tales: The Skipper

  2. Summary • There was a skipper from the west in a place called Dartmouth • He has a dagger on a necklace • His skin was brown from tan • He drinks a lot • He threw off the boat all prisoners • He knows how to navigate the seas

  3. Personality Traits Strengths Weaknesses • Bold • A leader

  4. Job/Social Job Description Social Position (Inferred) – Middle Class • A skipper is a captain of a boat

  5. Physical Appearance • He wears a woolen gown. A dagger hangs on his neck from a necklace that reaches down under his arm. His skin color is brown from the sun. He also has a beard

  6. Key Lines • “Moons, harbors, pilots, he had such a dispatch that none from Hull to Carthage was his match.” • “If, when he fought, the enemy vessel sank, he sent his prisoners home; they walked the plank.” • “The barge he owned was called The Maudelayne.”

  7. Attitude • It seems to be a bit scornful as all of the things he wrote was things that would give a bad disposition. • A reason for this would be because of the fact that most Skippers would not really care about those in the land • They have their own rules and their rules are more important than the rules of the land

  8. Reason for Journey • Assumed to have a good journey out in the sea

  9. Vocabulary • Lanyard – loose rope around the neck

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