Analysis Of The Canterbury Tales
Beginning of paper
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
person ....
Middle of paper
.... Monk was therefore a good man to horse;" (p 120 line 193)
Very few men in that period had enough time to learn and ride horses. All
of these extravagancies are against the oath the Monk took for the Church.
The Monk 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 ....
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Word count: 530
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
