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Comparing Power And Corruption In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

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According to George Shaw “Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power”, which is a good illustration of the Friar and an opposite view of the Parson. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of twenty-four complete stories written in the Middle Ages by Geoffrey Chaucer. In the story there are pilgrims traveling to the Tabard Inn to meet the Host. The pilgrims vary greatly from those who are or are not morally corrupt. Among these pilgrims there are two by the name of the Parson and the Friar. The morally clean Parson and morally corrupt Friar demonstrate different actions when comparing them to their religious aspects, class and conduct. The Parson’s and the Friar’s views and
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