Photo from (Medieval Feudal Hierarchy 2018) Being able to learn and gain knowledge wasn’t cheap or affordable for people without money. The squire was able to ride horses really well, write words with music, and could draw. Reading the description Chaucer gave of the knight son who was a squire, was a way to notice the knights financial status. The knight isn’t flashy with his attire that may signify his financial status but his military padded coat stained by armor shows his feudal system status. The secondary sources describe the knight as someone who sports the finest metal, but Chaucer tells us that he’s not “gay”. To have a well-kept horse was to mean you had some sort of wealth. “His hors were goode, but was nat gay.” (Chaucer, 2007). The narrator also doesn’t describe his attire that much but goes into detail about his horse. In other words the knight is someone who is generous and holds a high value in truth and honor. Ful worthy was he in his lords were, And therto hadde he riden, no man ferre” (Chaucer, 2007). “A KNYGHT ther was, and that a worthy man, That fro the tyme that he first bigan To riden out, he loved chivalrie, Trouthe and honour, freedom and curteisie. Chaucer describes the knight like none other the narrator uplifts the knight more than any other character. Knights typically travel around the world, stay in castles, and serve their king (The Middle Ages, 2008). After making the decision to take this route you’re taught multiple languages and fighting skills that helps you surpass the level of a squire. Everyone isn’t fortunate enough to be a knight you have to be the child of someone who’s placed in the noble class. Both royalty and noble had a few things in common, one being clothes made from fine materials with bright colors and fancy food covered in seasonings that were devoured by the rich and served by the poor (The Middle Ages, 2018).Ĭlose to the top of the system are the knights covered in their bright and shining armor filled with padding to help sooth the pain. The wealthiest class with the most respect is royalty, which is followed by the noble. There are four groups that makes the entire Feudalism system. Figuring out which character is associated to a social class within the feudalism system is the task. Dating back to the Middle Ages, which is the time frame “The Canterbury Tales” was set in, social classes were very clear and distinctive. Social class is a broad group in society having common economic, cultural, or political status (, 2018). Some may say, it’s a way for people to be put in categories solely based off their financial stance or some may say it’s only a set of titles based on social status. Social class have the ability to have many definitions depending on how many people are being asked.
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