Character: A Knight
Approach to Characterization (In/direct, when, why):
Indirect and direct characterization are used in multiple instances.
Direct: used to describe his personality (“truth, honor, generousness, and courtesy”); Chaucer also directly states his will to fight, “riding into battle”;
Indirect: it is used with his actions → “in Granada, Algeciras sank//Under assault, he had been there” → indirectly stating of his noble character; his grand clothing also characterizes him as an aristocrat, born in power
Direct
"To ride abroad had followed chivalry,
Truth, honor, generousness and courtesy.
He had done nobly in his sovereign’s war"
"And though so much distinguished, he was wise
And in his bearing modest as a maid.
He never yet a boorish thing had said"
Indirect
"In Lithuania he had ridden, and in Russia,
No Christian man so often, of his rank.
When, in Granada, Algeciras sank
Under assault he had been there"
Tone(in regard to characters):
Chaucer uses an appreciative, admiring tone when he talked of the Knight. He is respectful of the knight’s actions, using dictions like “wise,” “modest,” and “honorable.” He describes the Knight in the ideal way a “knight” is believed to have acted, to the point of calling him a “perfect gentle-knight.”
Humor:
Humor is used throughout the whole story. Chaucer uses it to heighten his usage of satire. The irony, juxtaposition, is added to create a more humorous environment. This allows a serious topic about society to be easily broken-up, making the readers think. 
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