The Canterbury Tales Handout
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A Friar is defined as a man who is a member of any various monastic orders of the Roman Catholic Church. He was jolly and merry and wore a long hanging hood that was attached to his cape. His voice was gay and sturdy and his eyes twinkled like stars. His neck was whiter than a lily flower but st ....
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.... man under the guise of a humanitarian, he is also a crooked business man. He uses his position in the church to get money. He spread the word that he had the power to forgive sins more than a priest. The Friar should have been very poor, perhaps worse off than the people he helped, however he was eating healthy and living large. He spends much time at bars and inns, rather than living with and aiding the destitute.
This man of God, hero of the poor and mediator between God and men, turn ....
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