In Chaucer's prologue of Canterbury Tales he named nearly thirty very distinct yet different characters. Upon their imagery he described their personality through their looks and appearance. The Monk and the Parson are examples of how Chaucer accounted for the spectrum of personalities. The Monk is self-centered, while the Parson cares for the sick and poor. These two specific characters foil eachother. In the introduction to the Tales, the religious figures Chaucer represents in The Canterbury Tales all diverge in one way or another from what was traditionally expected of them. Generally, their behavior corresponds to common medieval stereotypes. The monk is depicted as a man who is aware of the rule of his monastic order discourages m
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