To illustrate, in this tale of The Canterbury Tales Chaucer was born in 1340 in London England, he was a public servant for countess …show more content…
His face was as red as a cherry. He has a skin disease, which pertained to pimples which of what he cannot get rid of. There was no ointment treatment to cure the pimples. The Summoner loved to drink wine, and leeks, onions, and garlic. He was very clever at tricking the people. He traveled with a Pardoner, that was his companion in other words more of his best friend. The Summoner was a church official who was incharge of summoning people who have sinned. He was responsible for bringing the sinners upon the courts for their sins they have caused. Chaucer grouped two of his characters together, he showed his hate towards them by grouping them as partners in a spiritual crime, and makes the Pardoner accompany the Summoner in his song about lustful love. Chaucer sarcastically shows his approval of the Summoner by saying that there wasn’t a friendlier rascal to be found. The Summoner would basically cover for sinners, just as long as they got him wine. For example, he allowed them to keep a mistress for an entire year. He allows this to happen, because he is sympathetic to the sinners, to justify for the same sins he