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What modern character types match the characters in the prologue? (b) apply: what types would chaucer not have anticipated?

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In the preamble of The Canterbury Tales, the Knight is presented as a hired fighter character. One conceivable present day simple for the Knight is Thomas Michael Hoare, the Irish soldier of fortune pioneer known for military fights in Africa and the Indian Ocean.
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