Friar

** F R I A R ** The Friars were wondering priests with no connections to a monastery. He was very happy and jolly, but notoriously evil. The Friars were known for being very criticizing during Chaucer’s time. He married off girls after he had gotten them into trouble. He charged people to hear their confessions; the more you paid the more “repentant you were”. He was white neck- loose or an immoral person. He did not care for anyone but himself. He even begged poor widows who had nothing. Yet, he knew all the innkeepers and barmaids, and dressed with expensive fabrics.

====The friar seems like he would be friends with the Pardoner because they have many things in common. They both like to excel in fraud. They like to charge people for unnecessary causes. The pardoners granted papal indulgences in exchange for money for donation to the churches, many of them just take the money for themselves. Like the Friars, how he charged people to hear their confessions. He was scamming them, trying to take their money. The friar also seems like he would be friends with the Miller because they are both liars. He likes to cause violence, like when he threatened the Host’s notion and he is a big mouth. He doesn’t care about what people think as long as what he is getting out of it is good, which is similar to the Friar.====

Quotes 1. " A friar there was, a [|wanton] and a merry, A [|limiter], a very worthy man" - He was a very worthy man because he had everything coming to him, no one knew about any of his schemes. first line 2. "For very sweetly did he hear confession, And pleasant also was his [|absolution] "- He made a lot of money off of hearing everyones confessions. So he acted sweet and nice and tricked everybody. line 11 and 12 3. "He cannot weep however pains may smart. Therefore, instead of weeping and of prayer, Men ought to give some silver to the poor freres." He has no heart and does not care and takes from the poor as well. line 20-23