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The Friar's Depiction Of Corruption In The Canterbury Tales

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Chaucer’s depiction of the friar is one of the harshest views of religious corruption in the Canterbury Tales. The friar is portrayed as a religious man and someone who corrupts his church for nothing but personal gain. He lacks sincerity and humility for the poor. The friar’s selling of forgiveness is one of the most significant sins that he could commit. He also seems finicky over the people he chooses to help. For example, he helps pretty girls or wealthy gentlemen over the poor and the sick. We also learn that the friar has no association with poor and the sick, another example of the friar failing to be a good representative of the church. He also was begging for money to feed the poor, but is rather pursuing women. The friar is considered

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