Analysis Of The Canterbury Tales

In the prologue, The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is about
the pilgrimage of many different characters to Canterbury. Chaucer writes
about the characters' personalities and their place on the social ladder.
The Monk and the Parson are examples of how Chaucer covered the spectrum of
personalities. The Monk is self-centered, while the Parson cares for the
sick and poor.
In The Canterbury Tales, the Monk acts like he is part of the upper
class of society. He is very tan, he likes to hunt, and he has horses.
All of these traits are symbols of wealth and prestige. "His palfrey was
as brown as is a berry." (P 120 line 211) This shows that the Monk spends
a lot of time outside, ...

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was also lazy and disliked working. Monks, in general,
are hard working and are willing to help the less fortunate. The Monk also
ignored the monastic rules set up by St. Benedict.

The Rule of good St. Benet or St. Maur
As old and strict he tended to ignore;
P 120, lines 177-178

This shows that the Monk is interested in the pleasures of life, and not
his duty as a monk. He is worthless in the eyes of Chaucer and he dislikes
the Monk very much.
The Parson was a poor man who gave what little he could to the
other poor people of his town. He knew the teachings of the Bible and
Christ, and preached to whoever was willing to listen. He followed the
Bible in life and he believed that a priest must be trustworthy. He led by
example for all of the other people in town by not having a rich life and
still living happily.

This noble example to his sheep he gave,
And it was from the gospel he had caught it.
(P 129 Lines 506-507)

The Parson never looked for recognition ...

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