Corruption In The Caterbury Tails By Chaucer

The Caterbury Tails are written in the 14th century by Chaucer. During the Time around the 14th century church was the greatest power in the world. The Holy Roman Empire had control over the people and the state. But during the later years of its power and began to become more and more corrupt with more and more people abusing their power. Canterbury tales represents the corruption of the problems within the church by the use of its characters. The main character Is off on a pilgrimage to Canterbury leads him to join a large party of people. Which includes several people with different powers within the church. As the prologue begins we are slowly introduced to each of these characters and a few thoughts on who they are. Through these character …show more content…
The knight is written off as such “a worthy man Who, from the very first time he began To ride about, loved honor, chivalry,The spirit of giving, truth and courtesy.He was a valiant warrior for his lord; No man had ridden farther with the sword Through Christendom and lands of heathen creeds, And always he was praised for worthy deeds”(Chaucer). The Knight is presented as a just and honorable man. He is the pinnacle of what he has chosen to become. He follows what his job is asking him to become and does it better than everyone else. And after talking about the Knight we are introduced to his son the Squire is described as A hot blooded boy Who is driven by his love for sexual partners. He is talked about Who is driven by his love for sexual partners. He is said to be extremely good at several things uses the skills to win over saver by his fair ladies. He is like his father in which he does his job well but he reasoning for doing it reflects his age and maturity. He does this for his own reward and gain. Yet he still can be considered a good man. After these people we begin to hear about the religious figures. It begins with a Prioress whose position is considered to be nun. But she does not act nor look like a nun. She is described as a beautiful woman who clearly valued her appearance. Even though this is not something wrong it is something that as a nun she should not be pursuing. She is to be more …show more content…
She has become so focused that she has begun to look like she belongs in the courts not the church. She is clearly someone who is just in the wrong profession. Not truly bad just not doing what she should. We move onto the Monk who is described as “This mounted Monk let old things pass away So that the modern world might have its day. That text he valued less than a plucked hen Which says that hunters are not holy men,Or that a monk ignoring rules and order”(Chaucer). The Monk is someone who knows the law and yet decides that the law is old and should be passed over and allow the people to act as they wish in this current age. Saying he knows the law and knows that it is wrong and still chooses to not follow them because he has decided so, just shows that he is a man that sees himself and the ruler of his own life. Further The monk who is supposed to be very reserved and withdrawn his instead out pursuing desires and things he should not like wealth. He is taking advantage of his position to pursue the things he values more than his face is using abusing his power to accumulate wealth and pleasures that he he should not be pursuing; taking advantage of his position to pursue the things he values more than his face is using abusing his power to accumulate wealth and pleasures that he has been tonight not to. Next is the fryer who is supposed to listen to people's confessions and give them jobs and solutions to gain