Social Classes In The Canterbury Tales

In the Canterbury tales Chaucer tried to reflect the social classes of medieval society, he tried to reflect what was wrong with all of the different classes. The characters in this story reveal the author’s purpose by showing the true side of how the classes act and treat each other and how corrupt they are by using the church to gain power and money. He wanted to show everyone that people did not really follow what the rules that were laid out for them.
One example is the Nun who was all fancied up and flirting in the tabbard. The monk was a hunter he could hunt and kill almost anything yet a monk should be a studying and gentle man. The Upper class people were not very kind to those of lower classes even if they had come from that class …show more content…
Once they get to the Doctor he will tell them that the medicine he makes can heal them but it cost a lot of money. He gives them some medicine he makes, for the sickness that they actually do not have and charges them an outrageous price then splits it with the person he has to send them to him.
Some of the people that Chaucer explained in his story did follow what they were supposed to, like the Plowman who was a honest and hard worker that followed his religion. The Plowman road with parson and they both followed the will of their god by helping everyone that needed help. The Plowman worked hard for the little money he had and yet he would give it away to someone less fortunate than him if it came to it.
These are the reasons that Chaucer’s General Prologue reflects the social classes of medieval society in the way he wants them to. It shows the bad that the people do, by using the church for their own gain, or by not helping others even though it is your job to help, it also shows the greed for money and personal gain. This is why I believe that the story shows exactly what Chaucer wants without ever actually mentioning real