Comparing The Friar And The Parson In The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories that the pilgrim travelers wrote on their journey to the Canterbury Cathedral in London, England. This collection was written by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1342-1400. The group of pilgrims are headed to London in order to give their respect to Bishop Thomas Beckett who has been murdered. There are 46 members on the trip, but only some are able to capture their stories. The captain of the voyage suggests that every one on the trip should tell two stories to and back from the trip. Unfortunately, only twenty-four stories are collected. Out of the many members, there are two pilgrims who demonstrate different perspectives about the journey. The Friar and Parson are both faithful members of the church, but they have contrasting …show more content…
The Parson is also a priest, who is very neat and well-dressed. He preaches Christ’s gospel wherever he goes and cares much about fellowship within the body of Christ. The Parson’s shepherd-like heart allows him to guide and teach people about Jesus Christ. The church is the Parson’s passion and he never gives up on spreading love and. A true man of good religion, the Parson is faithful to his responsibilities and patient in every case. He is a pure-minded person. The Parson has such a serviceable character. In every situation, he finds a way to be helpful and useful. Similar to the Parson, the Friar spends his time in the church giving and serving. However, most of what the Friar does is give to the poor. Moreover, the Friar did have a tendency to seduce women and marry them with other men. Although this is not a description of his job, the Friar still performs this action. Unlike the Parson, the Friar wants to be around wealthy people instead of helping others for as long as it takes. The Parson, on the other hand, gives all his time to be of good