The Canterbury Tales Comparative Essay
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Mrs. Thomas
AP Literature and Composition
A Knight Nobler Than a Monk The Canterbury Tales, written at the end of the fourteenth century, is a frame story written by Geoffrey Chaucer. In the novel, the narrator joins a diverse group of twenty-nine pilgrims who are traveling from Southwark to the shrine of the martyr Saint Thomas’a Becket. While the pilgrims are gathered at the inn, Chaucer observes the pilgrims and records a descriptive account of twenty-seven of the pilgrims, which include a knight and a monk. When reading The Canterbury Tales, the reader quickly discovers that this group of traveling pilgrims are extremely different from each other. The Knight and the Monk are two characters that differ in almost every way imaginable. In The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, the Knight and the Monk differ in the narrator’s opinion of them, in their appearance, and in their actions. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s opinion, the Knight is the noblest of all the pilgrims. We can see evidence of this in Chaucer’s narration: There was a Knight, a most distinguished man, Who from the day on which he first began To ride abroad had followed chivalry, Truth, honor, generousness, and courtesy (43-46).
Geoffrey Chaucer describes the Knight as an ideal medieval Christian man-at-arms during this era. The Knight is a polite man who would have never been found saying an unkind word about any person. Chaucer also reveals that the Knight is a brave, distinguished, and experienced knight when he describes his countless successful endeavors. It is clear that the narrator believes that the Knight is a man who embodies military excellence, honor, and loyalty. The Monk, on the other hand, is not thought of as highly as the Knight. Holding the title of Monk and Prior of the Cell, the Monk is bound to vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. The Monk is aware of the rules and restrictions that come with these vows, such as studying throughout most of the
Mrs. Thomas
AP Literature and Composition
A Knight Nobler Than a Monk The Canterbury Tales, written at the end of the fourteenth century, is a frame story written by Geoffrey Chaucer. In the novel, the narrator joins a diverse group of twenty-nine pilgrims who are traveling from Southwark to the shrine of the martyr Saint Thomas’a Becket. While the pilgrims are gathered at the inn, Chaucer observes the pilgrims and records a descriptive account of twenty-seven of the pilgrims, which include a knight and a monk. When reading The Canterbury Tales, the reader quickly discovers that this group of traveling pilgrims are extremely different from each other. The Knight and the Monk are two characters that differ in almost every way imaginable. In The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, the Knight and the Monk differ in the narrator’s opinion of them, in their appearance, and in their actions. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s opinion, the Knight is the noblest of all the pilgrims. We can see evidence of this in Chaucer’s narration: There was a Knight, a most distinguished man, Who from the day on which he first began To ride abroad had followed chivalry, Truth, honor, generousness, and courtesy (43-46).
Geoffrey Chaucer describes the Knight as an ideal medieval Christian man-at-arms during this era. The Knight is a polite man who would have never been found saying an unkind word about any person. Chaucer also reveals that the Knight is a brave, distinguished, and experienced knight when he describes his countless successful endeavors. It is clear that the narrator believes that the Knight is a man who embodies military excellence, honor, and loyalty. The Monk, on the other hand, is not thought of as highly as the Knight. Holding the title of Monk and Prior of the Cell, the Monk is bound to vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. The Monk is aware of the rules and restrictions that come with these vows, such as studying throughout most of the