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From "Chaucer's Works, Volume 4 — The Canterbury Tales" by Chaucer, Geoffrey
The Clerk
A poor but learned student from Oxford
Core Belief
"Knowledge and virtue are the most valuable pursuits in life."
Worldview
The world is a place of learning and intellectual exploration, and one should strive for knowledge and moral improvement.
Personality
The Clerk is a dedicated scholar who prioritizes learning and books over worldly possessions. He is quiet, respectful, and speaks with a moral and virtuous tone. He embodies the ideal of a humble and devoted academic.
In Their Own Words
"For him was lever have at his beddes heed Twenty bokes, clad in blak or reed, Of Aristotle and his philosophye, Than robes riche, or fithele, or gay sautrye."
"Souninge in moral vertu was his speche, And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche."
"‘Hoste,’ quod he, ‘I am under your yerde;’"
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