CANTERBURY TALES: THE DOCTOR

Alyssa ZelsnackBen Fortuna

Brandon RomeyPamiek Minor

(421- 454)

• The Doctor talked very sophisticated and no one talked as

good as him when it came to medicine and surgery.

• He loved astronomy and the four humors so, he based his practices on it.

• His apothecaries provided him with his medicine when he needed it.

• He was well-versed in Aesculapius.

• The Doctor had no time for superfluities for pleasure.

The Doctor’s Main Points

What specific occupation does the Doctor practice?

– The specific occupation the Doctor practices is being a physician. He works in medicine and surgery.

Question 1

Question 2 What is Chaucer’s tone toward hischaracter and how does he convey it?

– Chaucer’s tone toward the Doctor issophisticated, but pragmatic.He conveys this through the lines. “ No onealive could talk as well as he did on pointsof medicine and surgery (422-423).” Also,In the end of the lines for the Doctor, Chaucer shows how greedy he is and how he has a love for gold.

Question 3 What was his or her social standing?

– The Doctor’s social standing was high class and he was extremely wealthy. However, he wasselfish, greedy, deceptive, and immoral.He kept all his earnings to himself. Also, hewas perceived to be a wonderful physician,but he was careless.

Question 4 What might your character’s day to daylife be like?

– The Doctor’s day to day life might be very luxuriousfor himself. Also, it might be filled with surgeries andmedical visits. Also, he did not read the bible very much.

Question 5 What details does Chaucer includeabout the character’s physical appearanceand personality ?

– Some details Chaucer includes about the Doctor’sphysical appearance and personality is the Doctor wears “blood-red garments, slashed with blush-grayand lined with taffeta (449-450).” The Doctor’spersonality was non-religious, greedy, and smart in medicine, surgery, and astronomy. He waswell-versed, but selfish.

Question 6 What modern day occupation mightcorrespond to your medieval characterand why?

– The modern day occupation that might correspond to our medieval character, the Doctor, would be a regular doctor, physician, or a pharmacist because most doctor’s are wealthy, smart, and pharmacistdeal with medicine.

Video: Canterbury Tales Doctor

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