The Canterbury Tales
(a) Apply: What modern character types match the characters in the Prologue?
(b) Apply: What types would Chaucer not have anticipated?
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In the prologue of The Canterbury Tales, the Knight is introduced as a mercenary character. One possible modern analog for the Knight is Thomas Michael Hoare (Mad Mike), the Irish mercenary leader known for military battles in Africa and the Indian Ocean.
