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Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the greatest English poets, wrote an unfinished masterpiece that was ranked as one of the world’s finest works of literature, The Canterbury Tales. Through Chaucer's powers of characterizing the pilgrams, such as the Monk, Friar, and the Parson, come intensely alive. He was a master storyteller and craftsman. Chaucer points out how the great powers of the Medieval church were misused, through criticism of the churchly members of the pilgrams …

…was anhonest guy because Chaucer says, “He’d fixed up many marriage, giving each of his youngest women what he could afford her.” You would think that he gave all the women whatever he could possible afford, but in actuality, he was having intimite physical relationships with them. Chaucer stated, “Highly beloved and intimate was he with county fold within his boundary." (219) This just goes to show you how decietful the Friar was. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**