(B,C,D,G,H)As far as social standings goes, the man of law was a member of the middle class; which at that time was rapidly rising. With his profession being a lawyer, his responsibilities included acting as a judge and drawing up contracts. "He often had been Justice of Assize...There was no such conveyancer as he(lines 324 & 328)." On the surface the man of law is appears to be very admired by Chau

(E,F)The author doesn't reveal much as far as the man of law's appearance goes, but what he does tell us is that he wears a multi-colored robe that is bound to his waste by a silk belt. The fact that he is described as wearing something of silk indicates that he does possess some wealth; fore, silk is a sign of nobility and wealth in those days, because of the difficulty in obtaining the newly introduced material. The lack of description could also suggest that there was nothing extravagant or out of the ordinary about this man; therefore, reiterating the fact of his social class. We are also unfortunately left in the dark concerning the lawyer's horse. Many of the other character's horses were described, which added to our perception of the character.

(I)The Tale the man of law tells is about Constance, the almost unbelievably long-suffering daughter of the Roman Emperor. She becomes engaged to the Sultan of Syria, a Muslim who vows to convert himself and his subjects to Christianity in order to marry Constance. It is an arranged marria

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