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In Geoffrey Chaucer’s prologue to “The Canterbury Tales,” he introduces a character that he describes with very high esteem. Through direct and indirect characterization we learn Chaucer’s feelings and facts that help us get to know his character, the knight. Chaucer describes to us many character traits of the knight directly. We first learn that he is a very distinguished man within his society. He is honest, generous, and courteous. He is also …

…be thanking God for his safety. God is one of the knight’s key motivations in the life he lives. Chaucer obviously views the knight as on of the finest examples there can be of any human living in his day and age. Even though many other characters prove to be the exact opposite of the knight, he still resembles the ultimate good in people. As Chaucer said, “He was a true, a perfect gentle-knight.”