# Claudius — The Canterbury Tales character guide

> Claudius in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** hightë Claudius

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

## Who they are

A false churl who accuses Virginia 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 churl who falsely claims Virginia is his servant, acting on Appius's orders.

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

The clerk who conspires with Appius to falsely claim Virginia as his thrall; he is sentenced to hang but is exiled due to Virginius's plea for mercy.

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