Analysis of the knight the plowman and the physician in The Cantebury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

The Great, the Good, and the Greedy
<Tab/>Geoffrey Chaucer's classic, The Canterbury Tales, has great characters in it, which have modern day counterparts. In this poem, all of the characters stand out as pilgrims of the Middle Ages, but also they share traits of certain individuals of contemporary society. The Knight, the Plowman, and the Physician all display characteristics of fire fighters, William R. Worsley, and plastic surgeons in the modern day.
<Tab/>The Knight built his character around loyalty to his king and performing all good deeds including bei…