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reproval of the Catholic Church in the Summoners Tale and the Prioresss TaleMany pilgrims in Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales held a religious position. close to of these peoples personal ideas fall in caused debates and criticism over Chaucers opinion of the Catholic Church. Critics have discussed the ideas that were presented both(prenominal) subtly and openly. Two of the pilgrims and their recitals entrust be discussed the Prioress and the Pardoner. Both of these tales adduce points of criticism in the Catholic Church. The Prioress introduces herself as being equivalent a child who does not know many words. She is going to separate out to tell a tale as trump as she can. This child- care nomenclature can be seen by the whole tale. The Prioress speaks her tale in a fluent, sweet tone. Her innocence, like a childs, can be seen as she tells her tale. To see the inbuilt criticism of the Prioresss tale, the ordinary Prologue must first be r ecounted. The Prioress was described as a very correct gentlewoman all of her actions showed a very minute lady. She was also portrayed as being very sympathetic, She wolde wepe, if that she saugh a mous kaught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde. (lines 144-146) She was sentimental enough to feed animals the best food she had. Thus, the Prioress was presented as a very compassionate, well-mannered lady. However, in her tale, the Prioress has an obvious dislike for the Jewish. She relates them to the devil, Our firste foo, the serpent Sathanas, that hath in Jues herte his waspes nest... (Lines 558-59) She describes the Jews as unlucky and guilty. She mentions the history of the Jewish as notoriously bad, O yonge Hugh of Lyncoln, slayn also with unsaved Jewes, ... ...ummoners tale to a greater extent openly criticizes the church, but the Prioresss faults are fairly wakeful to recognize once the story is looked at closely. Chaucer used his tales to confron t indistinct acts of the Catholic Church. Works Cited and ConsultedAmes, Ruth M. perfections Plenty Chaucers Christian Humanism. Loyola University Press Chicago, 1984. Colby, Elbridge. English Catholic Poets Chaucer to Dryden. The Bruce Publishing Company Milwaukee, 1936.Ellis, Roger. Patterns of apparitional Narrative in the Canterbury Tales. Banes & Noble Totowa, 1986.Patterson, Lee. The life sentence witnesses of our redemption Martyrdom and simulated in Chaucers Prioresss Tale. Journal of Medieval and premature Modern Studies. Durham fall upon 2001. 507-560Reiff, Raychel Haugrud. Chaucers The Pardoners Tale. The Explicator. Washington, pass 1999. 855-58 Canterbury Tales - Criticism of the Church in the Summoners Tale and tCriticism of the Catholic Church in the Summoners Tale and the Prioresss TaleMany pilgrims in Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales held a religious position. Some of these peoples personal ideas have caused debates and criti cism over Chaucers opinion of the Catholic Church. Critics have discussed the ideas that were presented both subtly and openly. Two of the pilgrims and their tales will be discussed the Prioress and the Pardoner. Both of these tales offer points of criticism in the Catholic Church. The Prioress introduces herself as being like a child who does not know many words. She is going to try to tell a tale as best as she can. This child-like language can be seen through the whole tale. The Prioress speaks her tale in a fluent, sweet tone. Her innocence, like a childs, can be seen as she tells her tale. To see the entire criticism of the Prioresss tale, the General Prologue must first be recounted. The Prioress was described as a very correct lady all of her actions showed a very refined lady. She was also portrayed as being very sympathetic, She wolde wepe, if that she saugh a mous kaught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde. (lines 144-146) She was senti mental enough to feed animals the best food she had. Thus, the Prioress was presented as a very compassionate, well-mannered lady. However, in her tale, the Prioress has an obvious dislike for the Jewish. She relates them to the devil, Our firste foo, the serpent Sathanas, that hath in Jues herte his waspes nest... (Lines 558-59) She describes the Jews as cursed and guilty. She mentions the history of the Jewish as notoriously bad, O yonge Hugh of Lyncoln, slayn also with cursed Jewes, ... ...ummoners tale more openly criticizes the church, but the Prioresss faults are fairly easy to recognize once the story is looked at closely. Chaucer used his tales to confront questionable acts of the Catholic Church. Works Cited and ConsultedAmes, Ruth M. Gods Plenty Chaucers Christian Humanism. Loyola University Press Chicago, 1984. Colby, Elbridge. English Catholic Poets Chaucer to Dryden. The Bruce Publishing Company Milwaukee, 1936.Ellis, Roger. Patterns of Religious Narrative in the Canterbury Tales. Banes & Noble Totowa, 1986.Patterson, Lee. The living witnesses of our redemption Martyrdom and imitation in Chaucers Prioresss Tale. Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Durham Fall 2001. 507-560Reiff, Raychel Haugrud. Chaucers The Pardoners Tale. The Explicator. Washington, Summer 1999. 855-58