... that was holy and without a doubt moral. In The Canterbury Tales, a story about the flaws of Medieval English society, Chaucer proves otherwise. He writes about how the social status of an individual can be deceiving; consequently, he describes certain members of the clergy as being corrupt and immoral. The way the author describes the characters suggests that he is unsatisfied with the two-facedness of an individual's rank and who ... century, friars, who were supposed to give up all worldly things and live only by begging for food and alms, were almost totally corrupt. The Friar -a.k....

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... allows for their eternal existence as individuals. Chaucer's beautiful, flowing words and his unique character insight were great innovations relatively unattempted before his time and unmatched since. The fact that nothing like The Canterbury Tales has since come out of modern literature does not detract from its brilliance; it simply means modern literature has failed to match Chaucer's abilities in capturing ... the true essence of individuality and as a poet. That which has established The Canterbury Tales as the cornerstone of modern literature is undoubtedly Chaucer's ability to c...

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