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 TraitsStrengths

Bold A leader

Weaknesses

Job/SocialJob Description

A skipper is a captain of a boat

Social Position (Inferred) – Middle

Class

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

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.”

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

Reason for Journey Assumed to have a good journey out in the

sea

Vocabulary Lanyard – loose rope around the neck