Avarice in Canterbury Tales

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English

 

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Janice N

 

Date added:

July 20, 2014

 

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University

 

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A

 

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3 / 738

 

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The author uses a variety of techniques and in this case, short stories to develop this universal truth. He does this by illustrating the avarice that exists amongst the churches most prominent members being the Monk, Nun, and the Friar. To begin, the monk is entirely undisciplined, and has no regard for proper monk etiquette...
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This oversized bald monk Chaucer describes disobeys almost every rule that he has vowed to follow. He is described as a "a fat and personable priest" (p. 6), indicating that he has more food than he should and there for must be stealing it, neglecting the fact that peasants were starving to death. In addition the monk enjoys hunting as a sport even though this act was seen to be unholy, "He did not rate that text at a plucked hen which says that hunters are not holy men" (p...
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