Cantuyrbury Tales

If one were to read The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer, it is inevitable that one would sense Chaucer’s outright disrespect toward the medieval church. Through various descriptions of Church figures, brilliant characterization, and obvious comments Chaucer displays his evident antipathy toward the Church. Through his descriptions of certain religious figures he illustrates that they are the opposite of what they should be. Also, through the tales these travelers tell he shows the blasphemous …

…the Canterbury Tales Chaucer proclaims his suspicion of the nature of deeds performed by the church by questioning the motives behind certain figures in the church. Chaucer also uses the style in which figures in the church live to argue his belief that the church has become corrupt. Chaucer brings the reader to the question of wether the Church has its priorities strait and wether there is the need for certain positions in the Church.