The Man of Law is referred to as the 'Lawyer' or the 'Sergeant of the Law' in some versions of the story. He is a smart and wealthy man who is good at his job. He has a law degree, but has been appointed as a judge.Jan 5, 2022
Well, he does all the things lawyers are supposed to do: he speaks well, writes an air-tight contract, and knows his case law by heart – about 400 years of it (from the time of William the Conqueror) to be precise!
The Franklin, the Guildsmen, and the Cook The Franklin and the five Guildsmen share with the Merchant and the Man of Law a devotion to material wealth, and the narrator praises them in terms of their possessions.
The Man of Law agrees, apologizing that he cannot tell any suitable tale that Chaucer has not already told—Chaucer may be unskilled as a poet, says the Man of Law, but he has told more stories of lovers than Ovid, and he doesn't print tales of incest as John Gower does (Gower was a contemporary of Chaucer).
Names. attorney, advocate, barrister, counsel, judge, justice, solicitor, legal executive.
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Hubert, the Friar A sensual, licentious man who seduces young girls and then arranges their marriages. He loves money and knows the taverns better than the poor houses. The Summoner An officer of the church who calls people for a church trial.
The MonkThe Monk, Chaucer tells us, is a manly man. The Monk's favorite past-time is hunting, and to this end he keeps gorgeous (and probably expensive) horses and greyhounds.
The theme of The Man of Law's Tale is constancy, a term nearly interchangeable in medieval times with patience. Constance (Custance) is the spiritual antithesis of the Wife of Bath, whose tale usually follows this one. Constance exemplifies endurance in adversity and trust in God.
Lesson Summary The key message of the Man of Law's Tale is the value of constancy, or unending patience and faith. Constance's Christian faith always comes to her rescue in the most dire circumstances, saving her from doom or death.
But whereas the moral of the folk tale of the loathsome hag is that true beauty lies within, the Wife of Bath arrives at such a conclusion only incidentally. Her message is that, ugly or fair, women should be obeyed in all things by their husbands. Read more about romance as a motif.
There was also a serious Clerk of Oxford who had devoted himself to the study of logic. His horse was as thin as a rake. The Clerk was a very thin man. He wore a threadbare upper coat since he didn’t have any source of income. He spent all that he got from friends on books and learning and prayed earnestly for the souls of those who gave him the means to study. He was very studious and didn’t speak more than what was required. The little the he spoke was full of moral meaning. He would gladly learn and also teach gladly.
The Monk was in charge of the monastery’s estates and loved hunting. He was an able man who was fit to be an abbot. His stable had many fine horses. The Monk was the keeper of the lower houses. He found the rule of St. Maurus and of St. Benedict old and constrictive. He lived entirely according to the new manners of the world and allowed himself greater liberties. He didn’t care a straw about the text, which said that hunters are not holy men and that a Monk who neglects his duty and discipline is like a fish out of water. He didn’t believe in making himself mad by studying books or toiling with his hands as commanded by St. Augustine. The Monk was a keen rider and had swift greyhounds. He loved to track and hunt the hare. The sleeves of his coat were trimmed with the finest gray fur in the land. His hood was fastened under his chin with an intricate gold pin. His bald head shone as glass and his face shone as if anointed with oil. He was very fat and his eyes gleamed like a furnace under a cauldron. Chaucer says that he was a good prelat (church official) and loved to eat a fat roasted swan.
The Sergeant at Law was a careful and wise lawyer. On many occasions he had been appointed directly by the king to serve as a judge. His skill and wide reputation had earned him huge fees and lavish presents. He always sought unentailed ownership of land. He seemed busier than he actually was. He remembers all the cases and decisions which had occurred since King William’s time. He had the skill to draw up a legal document with the perfect phrasing. He could recite every statute by heart.
1. Chaucer’s main goal for “The Canterbury Tales” is to satire ironic and hypocritic behavior of the people in the Medieval era. He satires clerics who did not follow the word of God but follow the worldly pleasure. He also satires Knights who only focused on their appearance. By this story, he wants people to think differently, or do not accept the situation that is happening in this world. This story reminded me the book “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine. Chaucer also allude the dignified woman to break the social norm that women should be mild and submissive. He was the first Feminist in Medieval era. (I think)#N#2. The prioress and nun in the story were very hypocritic people. They pretended to be very kind and warm heart. They pretended to have feminine characteristics. But, they were not holy. The book mention that the nun sang Mass well. However, she only focused on singing song, not the Mass itself. Also, she was known as fluent French speaker, but any French could ever understand what she spoke. This reveals that she is pretending to be fluent speaker. I think the desire to show off the appearance had blurred the original purpose.#N#3. The positive attribute of the Friar is that he is fluent speaker. Friar is talented in speaking; he is also brave man. However, the positive attribute become meaningless by the negative attribute of him. He utilized his speaking skills and bravery to chat and giggle laugh and talk with young females. Even though he is Friar who need to praise God, he loved to chat with women. Also, the book mention that he was fat. In the time, the foods were scarce. How could Friar be fat in the circumstance. He was greedy.#N#4. The pardoner and summoner are people who summon the sinners and pardon them. Before the portraying them, I doubt on how person can pardon one’s sin. Especially in Christianity, all the people are sinners. How can sinner judge or pardon other sinners? Only God can pardon people. It is challenge against God’s power and ability.#N#In the story, pardoner and summoner are hypocritic people, and they exploit God’s power for their own greed and property.#N#5. The pilgrims are start the game. Telling the funny story. They start the story with the dialect. “She sang Mass well, in a becoming way.” Is good example for the dialect that explain the hypocritic behavior of the nun.
1. To begin with, what was Chaucer’s goal or objective writing “The Canterbury Tales”? What was he trying to satirize and criticize?#N#The Canterbury Tales was written during a middle English 1387~1400, which was the hard time in English history. Using stock characters, these stories show how turbulent this period in history was. Chaucer wanted to show and satirize how the people in those period was hypocrisy.#N#2. What kind of a person is the Prioress? What kind of a nun? How does Chaucer describer her appearance and behavior?#N#– According to a dictionary, the prioress is a woman who is head of a house of certain orders of nuns. However, in this story, Chaucer describes the prioress as a hypocrisy person. The prioress and the monk are not truthfully servant the God. None of them are reliable and truthful. Instead of worshiping, they concerned about the worldly matters.#N#3. What are the positive or negative attributes of the Friar?#N#– He is intelligent at speaking. Despite his talent, he uses his skills to his own worldly matter, not to worship the God.#N#4. Analyze the portraits of the Pardoner and the Summoner.#N#– They were associated with hypocrites person in Chaucer’s time. Throughout the description of the pardoner and summoner, it is shown that they are corrupt. They lie and flattery to take advantage of peoples.
A man with ideas and thinking ahead of his time, he wrote The Canterbury Tales to bring attention to the disgusting reality people have just accepted and overlooked. He criticizes the hypocrisy people show in various career fields.
By allowing the representation of a cross section of society, it satire the situation of those days when most of progress hadn’t occured due to the religion focused society rather than any other things. He specifically satire the religion related people like monk, nun, etc… For instance, a nun who trust the power of love and cries or every living creatures’ deaths actually loves to adorn herself with gold and loves to eat meat greedily. Quite contrasting to#N#consider she used to cry with the hunted animals and dog. I bet this is what Chaucer wanted to satire. The difference between human appearance and the inside. An irony.
1. The Chaucer’s goal of this story is to sarcastic people. He criticized the ironic and hypocritical behavior of medieval religious people who thought money was everything. In those days, religious people were satirizing and condemning them, not just for what God had said, but for their own good.
Middle age is well known as Dark Age, because at that period, everything was related with religion. Religion was center of the life. Because everything was under the control of religion, technology, medical, and idea things were fallen behind. Also monks, priests, and nuns depraved. Chaucer wanted to satirize this situation. He did not want to decay religion, but wanted to tell churches and societies have problems. That is why nun, merchant, priests ect came out at the story.#N#2.Middle age prioress was depraved. Prioress did not love god. They love wealth more than god. As we see the story, prioress is a very pretentious and hypocritic. When she praise the god, she praise without her true heart. She just imitates the skills, and copies it. Also when she sang, she spoke incorrect French.#N#3.In positive ways, he has glaring tongue. He speaks very well. As we see the book, the book describes friar” No friar in all four orders could compare With him for gallantry; his tongue was wooing.” He is very brave rather than fear. In other hands, in negative ways, he uses his skillful tongue at luring girls rather than praise god. Also even he is monk, he ate so much that he became fat.#N#4.Summoner is as ugly as hell. He has many filthy spot at his face. No one can cure those spot. Pardoner is as prevent as Junha. His sexual desire is so enormous that no one can stop him. Both of them should work for people who sinned, but they work for their wealth and own good.#N#5.In story, Chaucer describes religionists as bluff and hypocrisy people. For example, he explains Prioress as good French speaker. “She spoke good French, as taught at Stratford-Bow.” However, in the next sentence the book describes “For the Parisian French she did not know.”