Church Corruption

Chaucer "Of small coral about hir arm she bar a pair of bedes gauded all with greene, an theron heeng a brooch of gold ful sheene, n which ther was a writen crowned a, and after, amor vincit omnia"
From what I've read and learnt in class loosely trasnlates to "Made out of coral beads all colored green, And from it hung a brooch of golden sheen On which there was an A crowned with a wreath, With Amor vincit omnia beneath."
To first understand this quote we must know what genre it is to help us understand the context.Due to the fact, that this an Estate satire genre. Which in it's essence explains and mocks the corruption of the three levels of society back then, Church, nobility and the common people. Using a clever technique to mock them but making it appear as if he were in fact complimenting him. A technique worth noting that is used by comedians and entertainers even in todays day and age. …show more content…
In this passage alone we can see the corruption by the nun, a member of the Church. Breaking numerous rules of the Church including poverty, possibly chasity and even obediance.Not only is here jewelry fairly expensive, leading to nothing to suggest that she is in fact living in poverty. Her neckalce also has the words " Amor vincit omnia" engraved on it. Which means "Lover conquers all" now while it may be argued that this is intended for her love of God which conquers all. It can also be implied that she may have a special someone in her life that goes against her life duty. And disobedieance to the rules back