Part 1 of Essay
Geoffrey Chaucer depicts a variety of characters in his famous work "The Prologue" to The Cantebury Tales. These characters come from all walks of medieval life: ecclesiastical, urban, and feudal. A representative from the ecclesiastical group, the Monk, presents the reader with a look at the true nature of many clergy ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... and the tack they wear is also expensive and extravagant (177-179). Possessions like this were forbidden for the clergy, especially flashy things. Lastly, Chaucer describes the Monk as wearing a coat of fine gray fur, garnished sleeves, and a gold pin. Actually we are told the pin he wears is in the shape of a lover's knot, which leads the reader to believe that he has or has had a lover in the past, again violating a ministerial principal and moral. In conclusion, the Monk's appearance among other things show ....