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Canterbury Tales Essay
Corruption in the Church      Chaucer lived in a time dictated by religion and religious ideas in which he uses
The Canterbury Tales to show some of his views. Religion played a significant role in fourteenth–century England and also in
Chaucer’s writing. His ideas of the Church are first seen in “The Prologue,'; and he uses seven religious persons to
show the influence of the religion in his writing. Although many of his characters appear to portray part of the corruption in the Church, he does
give a small example in which one can conclude that he is speaking in praise.      The Friar, who lived off
begging, appears to live a lowly existence, while Chaucer refers to...show more content...
The Monk is a lazy, disgusting man who lived a dishonest and imprudent life.      The Pardoner and Summoner
appear together in “The Prologue.'; They further illustrate an example of Chaucer’s awareness of a defiled Church.
Chaucer provides humor to his description of the Summoner in that “he’d allow – just for a quart of wine –
/Any good lad to keep a concubine'; (Chaucer 20.) This means that a person who disobeys the Church without seeking repentance can easily bribe
the Summoner, in that he will overlook the situation. Chaucer writes about the Pardoner that “by his flatteries and prevarication
/ Made monkey of the priest and congregation'; (Chaucer 22.) This is another direct insult to the Church at the time.
     Although the Pardoner represents the lowly side of the Church, Chaucer balances it out with a highly
appraise of the Parson. He appears into the prologue before the Pardoner and the Summoner, and he clearly is a perfect illustration of the Church,
which should be followed over the other corrupt religious men. Chaucer uses the Parson to show the Church’s power and majesty
over this period in England. If not for him, it could be concluded that Chaucer had no respect for the Church. However, the Parson allows
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Canterbury Tales Essay

  • 1. Canterbury Tales Essay Corruption in the Church      Chaucer lived in a time dictated by religion and religious ideas in which he uses The Canterbury Tales to show some of his views. Religion played a significant role in fourteenth–century England and also in Chaucer’s writing. His ideas of the Church are first seen in “The Prologue,'; and he uses seven religious persons to show the influence of the religion in his writing. Although many of his characters appear to portray part of the corruption in the Church, he does give a small example in which one can conclude that he is speaking in praise.      The Friar, who lived off begging, appears to live a lowly existence, while Chaucer refers to...show more content... The Monk is a lazy, disgusting man who lived a dishonest and imprudent life.      The Pardoner and Summoner appear together in “The Prologue.'; They further illustrate an example of Chaucer’s awareness of a defiled Church. Chaucer provides humor to his description of the Summoner in that “he’d allow – just for a quart of wine – /Any good lad to keep a concubine'; (Chaucer 20.) This means that a person who disobeys the Church without seeking repentance can easily bribe the Summoner, in that he will overlook the situation. Chaucer writes about the Pardoner that “by his flatteries and prevarication / Made monkey of the priest and congregation'; (Chaucer 22.) This is another direct insult to the Church at the time.      Although the Pardoner represents the lowly side of the Church, Chaucer balances it out with a highly appraise of the Parson. He appears into the prologue before the Pardoner and the Summoner, and he clearly is a perfect illustration of the Church, which should be followed over the other corrupt religious men. Chaucer uses the Parson to show the Church’s power and majesty over this period in England. If not for him, it could be concluded that Chaucer had no respect for the Church. However, the Parson allows Get more content on HelpWriting.net