The Terrifying Friar The Canterbury Tales, Jeffrey Chaucer’s most famous work shows that people are not who they seem to be. Despite how humans tend to judge individuals by their occupation, this novel shows that anyone can pretend to be someone they’re not. This novel shows that one’s occupational level does not show the true individual who they are deep down inside. Typically a friar is wise, modest, generous, and shows a great sense of chivalry. The friar in Canterbury Tales is the opposite of your typical friar. Friars in the mid-evil time “pledge to a life of poverty”. He uses the church to build his own lavish lifestyle. The friar says that he has more power than a priest when it comes to forgiving sins. This gains him profit because
