There is a fourth layer of society represented in The Canterbury Tales, this is the rising middle class. This middle class was an emerging class. This class disrupted the feudal system. This class is represented by many of the characters in the story. Give the name of one character that would represent the rising middle class and defend your answer.

Social class have the ability to have many definitions depending on how many people are being asked. Some may say, it’s a way for people to be put in categories solely based off their financial stance or some may say it’s only a set of titles based on social status. Social class is a broad group in society having common economic, cultural, or political status (Dictionary.com, 2018). Dating back to the Middle Ages, which is the time frame “The Canterbury Tales” was set in, social classes were very clear and distinctive. Figuring out which character is associated to a social class within the feudalism system is the task. There are four groups that makes the entire Feudalism system. The wealthiest class with the most respect is royalty, which is followed by the noble. Both royalty and noble had a few things in common, one being clothes made from fine materials with bright colors and fancy food covered in seasonings that were devoured by the rich and served by the poor (The Middle Ages, 2018).