Religion In The Knight's Tale

“Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich” (Napoleon Bonaparte). This quote shows the severity of religion in society as a whole. Many people today consider religion a harmful idea instead of a place or idol to worship. With all the trouble in the world most of the cause has been placed on “bad” religion. The need for religion back in the early days of our society proves that the ancient church needed to be in place. Without the control of the church the people are at a risk of crumbling under the inefficiency of power. This quotes importance to Chaucer is described by the church, without the church the society would not have functioned as well as it could have. The church controlled the society when the government was …show more content…
With The Knight’s Tale religion was mentioned in the help of the gods. The gods were to help the two prisoners in battle and were worshiped by these two. The religion was controlled by what these two characters believed in, thus changing the outcome of their battle. Viewed by some perspectives Arcite was granted death because of the harmfulness he wished upon Palamon. This directly correlates with the quote because the poor are angered that they do not have what the rich do so they start to pray. Whether they pray for the same happiness or wealth they continue to worship. Thus later calming these people down from being so hastily to judge the more fortunate. But, there is a downside to this. Some people may take this to the extreme with such a result like that of Arcite. We have heard everyday either on the news or some other form of current events, deadly terrorism due to the belief of an extreme god. This is the trouble of the world. When something is worshiped to the extreme, people will do anything to be successful in what they believe in. This causes problems not only for the people in these countries but also here at the …show more content…
The norm of society is to criticize a specific type of religion. When something occurs that is harmful or affects other individuals, religion is always blamed. People take into effect the “bad” religion. They blame the religion because it is not the same as what they believe in. This then becomes a problem. This occurs so much that it puts a bad reputation on that religion. It then gains publicity and becomes something no one can worship since it is so harmful. The religious god that Arcite worshiped was viewed very harmful, since he was the god of war. Palamon was praised in some eyes because his goddess was not stereotyped as harmful but loving, since she was the goddess of love. This makes a severe impact on the world. This is so severe because people stereotype and give this “bad” religion a horrible connotation. This is where the disagreement takes place. Thus causing an argument and can even lead to fights. The people of these supposed religions cause the problems. The religion itself does