Chaucers Canterbury Tales - The Character of the Reeve Essay -- Reeve

The instance ofthe Reeve in Canterbury Tales In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucers descriptive technique use to present the Reeve emphasized his physical characteristics as well as the success he attained in his occupation. It is evident that Chaucer gives two assorted perceptions of the Reeve, one perception is of his physical makeup and the other is of his success achieved in his occupation. In Chaucers introduction of the Reeve, he immediately begins with the Reeves physical makeup, as shown in this excerpt from The Canterbury Tales His beerd was shave as let loose as evere he can His heer was by his eres ful round yshorn His top was dokked lik a preest biforn Ful longe were his legges and ful lene, Ylik a staf, ther was no calf yseene (590-594). This excerpt shows the attention to detail Chaucer selected to pull in the Reeve. Chaucer also gives the Reeve a name, which is not commonly done for just about(prenominal) pilgrims in The Canterbur... ...w because he does not own the make for that he presides over. tear down though he is successful and has gained some wealth through his occupation, he still does not own the property and possessions and therefore cannot attain the high social status. In conclusion, Chaucer presents the Reeve in detail uncommon to most of the pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales. This detail along with the fact that the Reeve was given a name suggests that the Reeve tends to be more of a specific separate than a general presentation of a class or token of person. He also was prosperous in his occupation of superintendent of his compasss estate, and even though he was respected and acknowledged for his accomplishments and wealth, he did not have the high social status because of his lack of land ownership.