Meet the Friar
This character is supposed to be a holy beggar but is actually greedy.
Who is the Friar?
The Summoner tells his story to insult the Friar. His tale features a greedy friar who visits a sick man named ________.
Who is Thomas?
Both tales are told during this larger storytelling contest.
What is The Canterbury Tales?
What is the Friar’s name in The Canterbury Tales?
Who is the Hubert?
The Friar’s job is to beg and give out these in exchange for money.
What are pardons or fake blessings?
Both tales follow a similar pattern: a corrupt character is introduced, tricks others, and then gets what?
What is punished?
The Friar is skilled at this, which helps him gain money.
What is begging and manipulation?
In response, the Summoner tells his tale, in which the Friar receives this embarrassing “gift” from a sick man.
What is a fart
In both tales, the characters being mocked belong to which larger institution?
What is the Church?
In the Friar’s tale, the devil does this to the Summoner in the end.
What is drag him to hell?
The Summoner’s tale mocks friars by featuring a greedy friar who constantly asks for these.
What are donations?
In both tales, the corrupt church officials are obsessed with this material desire.
What is money?
The Friar’s tale suggests that all summoners are so corrupt that they are practically working for the devil. This reflects the medieval belief that corrupt people are already doomed to what?
What is eternal damnation?
The Summoner’s tale suggests that friars are so greedy that they will take anything, even something as worthless as a fart. This is an example of what literary technique?
What is satire?
By portraying these characters as greedy and dishonest, Chaucer critiques this real-life medieval problem.
What is church corruption?