The+Merchant

= The Merchant =

The was a MERCHANT with a forking beard And motley dress; high on his horse he sat, Upon his head a Flemish beaver hat And on his feet daintily buckled boots. He told of his opinions and pursuits In solemn tones, he harped on his increase Of capital; there should be sea-police (He thought) upon the Harwich-Holland ranges; He was expert at dabbling in exchanges. This estimable Merchant so had set His wits to work, none knew he was in debt, He was so stately in administration, In loans and bargains and negotiation. He was an excellent fellow all the same; To tell the truth I do not know his name.

=== The Merchant occupation in the Canterbury Tales is selling products to people, (salesman). The need for this occupation tell us that there had to be a way to sell something to earn money during this period to survive. The Merchant is known by the people since his looks and personality would make everyone look at him. ===

The Merchant's description:
===The Merchant in the Canterbury Tales is a trickster. He is part of a powerful and wealthy class in Chaucer's society. The Merchant trades in furs and other cloths to make some money. He acts very confident when it comes to trading, he does not like to show his weakness. The Merchant pretends to be a wealthy man but in reality his is in a huge debt. He is a poor man but at the end he puts all those problems aways and acts as he is the successful man you will ever meet. Your conclusion might be he is a very well known but actually there are characters who do not even know his name, they only know his physical look which shows he is not selling any of his products. ===

Below are the lines that describe The Merchant's __physical appearance__ & __personality:__

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Line 280 There was a Merchant with a __forking beard__ ======

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Line 28 And __motley dress__ ; high on his horse he sat, ======

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Line 28 __Upon his head a Flemish hat__ ======

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Line 283 And on __his feet daintily buckled boots.__ ======

Line 284 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">__He told of his opinions and pursuits__ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Line 285 In <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">__solemn tones, he harped on his increase__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Line 288 He was <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">__expert at dabbling in exchanges.__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Line 290 His <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">__wits to work__, none knew he was in debt, <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Line 293 He was an <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">__excellent fellow__ all the same;

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Irony of The Merchant:
==The Merchant always acts as he is always busy and selling many of his products but the truth is he is in a deep debt. The irony would be acting as he is a successful salesman but in reality he is in debt.==

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Line 289 This estimable Merchant so had set
====<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Line 290 <span style="color: #ba00ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">__His wits to work, none knew he was in debt,__ ====

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Line 293 He was an excellent fellow at the same;
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