Synopsis Of The Summoner's The Friars Tale

The Friars Tale is a story about a corrupt summoner who sets out with the intention of delivering a false summons and extorting money from a poor widow by way of accusing her of infidelity to her deceased husband. On his way, the Summoner encounters a yeoman. The two men immediately become close, and so they swear to be loyal to each other and exchange the secrets of their respective trades. The yeoman’s revelation that he is, in fact, a demon, elicits a cry of horror from the Summoner. The yeoman tries to explain his anthropomorphic features, but the Summoner quickly loses interest.
Toward the entrance of the village, they come across a man whose cart has been stuck in the mud. They observe as the man whips his horses over and over but the