Friday, September 28, 2012

Monk

http://bradfordwgarman.com/paintings/canterburytales/canterbury05-monk-C.jpg
http://www.shmoop.com/canterbury-tales-prologue/the-monk.html

My description:

The monk in Canterbury Tales is the prior of the cell which means that he is the head of a group of monks. He isn’t the monk you would normally expect. This monk is very manly. He loves to hunt and rides his horse on his spare time. He is very fat which inclines that he loves to eat, too. Although he is the second highest in the social rank, he is nice and doesn’t prejudge others. According to St. Benedict and St. Maur, monks are expected to be strict and hardworking by devoting their lives into their occupation. However, he has more leisure than any monk. He lacks the expectations of a strict, studious monk.

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