How is the business woman characterized in the

passage?

There was a business woman, from near Bath,

But, more's the pity, she was a bit deaf;

So skilled a clothmaker, that she outdistanced

Even the weavers of Ypres and Ghent,

In the whole parish there was not a woman

Who dared precede her at the almsgiving,

And if there did, so furious was she,

That she was put out of all charity

Her headkerchiefs were of the finest weave,

Ten pounds and more they weighed, I do believe,

Those that she wore on Sundays on her head.

The Canterbury Tales,

Geoffrey Chaucer

as shy and self-conscious

as calm and reserved

as jealous and vain

as generous and kind

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Hana Roberson

19 February, 07:02

How is the business woman characterized in the

passage?

There was a business woman, from near Bath,

But, more's the pity, she was a bit deaf;

So skilled a clothmaker, that she outdistanced

Even the weavers of Ypres and Ghent,

In the whole parish there was not a woman

Who dared precede her at the almsgiving,

And if there did, so furious was she,

That she was put out of all charity

Her headkerchiefs were of the finest weave,

Ten pounds and more they weighed, I do believe,

Those that she wore on Sundays on her head.

The Canterbury Tales,

Geoffrey Chaucer

as shy and self-conscious

as calm and reserved

as jealous and vain

as generous and kind

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Caleb Baxter · Answer 1

The businesswoman is characterized in the passage as jealous and vain.

Explanation:

The woman in this excerpt has a lot of qualities in terms of talent and she really knows how to do her craft, but on the other hand her personality is portrayed as too proud, controlling, and wrathful, she feels superior to anyone else and she dare others to think another way, she knows that she is the best in her profession so she thinks that makes her better than others as a person too.

Kingston · Answer 2

Kingston 19 February, 09:58

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Answer: As Jealous and vain