Bring out the distinctive features of Chaucer’s art of characterization with particular reference to any two ecclesiastical figures in Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.

Bring out the distinctive features of Chaucer’s art of characterization with particular reference to any two ecclesiastical figures in Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.

In spite of the fact that in Chaucer’s age, religion had a control over the personalities and soul of the individuals, yet lamentably, its impact was degenerate. The cloisters were advertising debasement, misusing the blameless people and were gaining cash under the cover of religion. Moralities and morals were blurring. The ministers had gotten famous for their covetousness, defilement and deceitfulness. They had overlooked their consecrated obligations and had gotten declined.

In ‘The Prologue’, Chaucer has drawn a few representations of the ministries of the fourteenth century England, free from any particular bias. These are not overstated portrayals and they reasonably allude to the defilement, and religious and good debasement that had crawled into the clerical request of the day. His humorous representations uncover that Chaucer had some thought of a set of accepted rules for pastorates to take after yet he is unprejudiced and practical and paints both the sides of picture. Through the representations of delight cherishing Monk, the wanton Friar, the degenerate Pardoner, he uncovered the cleverness of the average Church dignitaries.

He likewise gives the picture of a decent Parson. Chaucer appreciates him on the grounds that the persons like him were getting uncommon in his age. A concise depiction of the clerical characters of ‘The Prologue’ tosses much light on Chaucer’s mentality towards religion.

1. The Prioress

The Prioress is the first religious figure in ‘The Prolog’. She grins obligingly and sings in her nasal tone. Chaucer says humorously that she is mindful of the conduct of the general public and knows how to convey piece to her mouth.

Wel koude she carie a piece, and wel kepe,

That no drope ne fille upon hir brest.

She wears popular dress with a brilliant suggest, engraved with the words: “Love Vincit Omnia” i.e. “Affection prevails over everything”. She positively means high-class religious-minded women of the fourteenth century. She is not a perfect Nun and encapsulates the qualities of the contemporary prioress.......................................

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