Canterberry Tales

The Monk and the Friar are people who separated themselves from the ordinary way of life to devote themselves to their religion. They devote themselves to work, study, and pray. When one thinks of these people, they imagine of someone honesty, someone can be trusted, and would more than likely to help other people. However, these people in The Canterbury Tales are nothing like the usual monk and friar that people imagine. In fact, they …

…by wearing clothes worthy of a magisterial or lordly as an abbot’s. They are very modern since the Monk ignores the rules of the monastery and the Friar ignores the sumptuary laws. They may want to have the title of “Monk” and “Friar” but they do not want to do what it takes to be one. They are also seemed like they’re more of a regular person than a monk or a friar.