# Sir Appius — The Canterbury Tales character guide

> Sir Appius in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Appius

**First appearance:** 0044-the-doctor-s-tale

## Who they are

The corrupt judge in the Physician's Tale.

## In the story

### [The Doctor's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-doctor-s-tale)

The corrupt judge who lusts after Virginia and conspires to possess her.

### [The Physician's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale)

The corrupt judge who lusts after Virginia and conspires to claim her as a slave, ultimately leading to her death and his own suicide.

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