<P> His clothes are in contrast to the Knight's which are stained by his armour . </P> <P> Even the Squire's horsemanship was fashionable: "He knew the way to sit a horse and ride ." In addition, he had skills fashionable for a courtlie young man at the time: jousting, dancing, singing, writing and drawing . </P> <P> The young Squire is in love with love . Within the first couple of lines we are told that he is A lovyere and a lusty bacheler, fighting only to "win his lady's grace ." This amorous concept is taken further at the end of the Squire's description: "So hoote he lovede, that by nyghtertale He slepte namoore than dooth a nyghtyngale ." ("Nyghtertale" - the duration of night .) </P> <P> Donald Roy Howard describes him as "endearing in his earnest but unsuccessful attempt to match his father's accomplishments as a storyteller". The Squire is exceedingly long - winded, taking some four hundred lines to come to the start for his tale proper . Despite his disclaimers he uses many rhetorical flourishes . Presumably the slow pace is the reason the Franklin interrupts him . </P>

Character analysis of the squire in canterbury tales