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Who is Wikked-Tonge from The Romance of the Rose and what is their importance? Roman_de_la_Rose English & Literature Wikked-Tonge | The Romance of the Rose

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Wikked-Tonge is the personification of Gossip and Scandal. Wikked-Tonge is portrayed as an Irishman with a square tongue that has been filed sharp. He wakes Jealousy and is later set as one of the guardians of the castle. As the castle guard, he is always on the move, spying, and peering everywhere. Wikked-Tonge, is very noisy, and plays his musical instruments, including bagpipes, loudly and out of tune. He plays at inappropriate times such as the middle of the night.