Question

Which best describes the order Chaucer uses to present his characters in his Tales?

from highest on the moral and social scale to lowest on the moral and social scale
from lowest on the moral and social scale to highest on the moral and social scale
from oldest and most worldly to youngest and least worldly
from chivalric to religious to secular

Answer 1

I would say the best option is 3.

Explanation: there are 29 characters in his tales. Narrator

Host

Knight

Squire

Knight's yeoman

Prioress

Second nun

Nun's priests

Monk

Friar

Merchant

Clerk

Man of law (sergeant of the law)

Franklin

Five craft workers: haberdasher, carpenter, weaver, dyer and tapester, all described together

Cook

Shipman

Physician (doctor of physic)

Wife of Bath

Parson

Plowman

Miller

Manciple

Reeve

Summoner

Pardoner

Canon

Canon's yeoman