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GCorso - The Prioress.
by GCorso - (2009-04-21)
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Social status: She was a member of the cleargy and in particular she is at heigher level than an ordinary nun.

Behaviour:  She wasn't described as a nun but as charming woman whose main interest was etiquette.

Launguage: She spoke French very well , ar the time it was the language used by the nobility.

Actions: She  sang the divine service prettily and "through the nose,becomly intoned" through these words we understand the prioress didn't everything in her power to draw people's attention.

The way she eats: She had learnt god tables manners and through" had learnt" we understand she hadn't had it but she learnt it after. Her way is too rafined for a nun.

Apparence: she gave more importance her physical apparence than her religious faith.

Attitude to people: She loved animal than common people.

Behaviour with animals: She loved animals and if she saw a mouse chaught  in a trap and it was dead or bleeding she would weep. She kept some little dogs and these she fed on roast meat,or on milk and fine white bread.

Personality:  She was so full of carity and pity.

Physical apparence: her nose well shaped, eyes blue-grey of grat beauty, and her mouth tender, very small and red.

Dressing: her cloak was most elegant.