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The Summoner is another supposedly devout religious figure who is actually a hypocrite. In medieval society, summoners brought people to the ecclesiastical court to confess their sins. He has a disgusting skin disease that makes his face pimpled and scaly. His outside appearance matches his inner corruption: he is very willing to be bribed in exchanged for a full pardon.
The Summoner Quotes in The Canterbury Tales
The The Canterbury Tales quotes below are all either spoken by The Summoner or refer to The Summoner. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
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The Summoner Quotes in The Canterbury Tales
The The Canterbury Tales quotes below are all either spoken by The Summoner or refer to The Summoner. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
