In describing the Cook, Chaucer says, "But very ill it was, it seemed to me, / That on his shin a deadly

sore had he" (lines 387-388). Is this a direct or indirect characterization? Is it both? What do these lines

from "The Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales tell you about the Cook?

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In describing the Cook, Chaucer says, "But very ill it was, it seemed to me, / That on his shin a deadly

sore had he" (lines 387-388). Is this a direct or indirect characterization? Is it both? What do these lines

from "The Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales tell you about the Cook?

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Jocelynn Juarez · Answer 1

Direct characterization: Students may say the Cook has a sore on his shin. Indirect characterization: Students may say the Cook is unsanitary and contaminates the food with bacteria from his sore.

In describing the Cook, Chaucer says, "But very ill it was, it seemed to me, / That on his shin a deadlysore had he" (lines 387-388). Is this a direct or indirect characterization? Is it both? What do these linesfrom "The Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales tell you about the Cook?

In describing the Cook, Chaucer says, "But very ill it was, it seemed to me, / That on his shin a deadly

sore had he" (lines 387-388). Is this a direct or indirect characterization? Is it both? What do these lines

from "The Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales tell you about the Cook?