Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales. "But, sirs, it is not courteous of you To speak so roughly to an old man, who Has not offended you by word or deed. It's there in Holy Writ for you to read: "Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head Of an old man"-and therefore do no harm, I warn you, to an old man while you're young, Any more than you'd like to have it done To you in old age, should you live so long. Now God be with you! I go where I must go." How is the old man is characterized in this excerpt? as an adventurer eager to join the youth as a church leader recruiting the youth as a sage counselor reproving the youth as a cruel authority punishing the youth

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Raymond Reynolds

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5 April, 21:25

Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales. "But, sirs, it is not courteous of you To speak so roughly to an old man, who Has not offended you by word or deed. It's there in Holy Writ for you to read: "Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head Of an old man"-and therefore do no harm, I warn you, to an old man while you're young, Any more than you'd like to have it done To you in old age, should you live so long. Now God be with you! I go where I must go." How is the old man is characterized in this excerpt? as an adventurer eager to join the youth as a church leader recruiting the youth as a sage counselor reproving the youth as a cruel authority punishing the youth

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Zackery Lin · Answer 1

The old man is characterized as a sage counselor reproving the youth in this excerpt.

He is telling some younger people that they should behave towards him better, because he is older and far wiser than them. He tells them that they should treat their elders properly and fairly, the way they want to be treated if and when they come to their age. Only then will they understand what they were doing in the past and how much that could have affected their elders.