The Parson and The Friar In the story, The Canterbury Tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer, we meet many different characters, two of them being the Friar and the Parson. These two men have very striking differences. Whereas the Parson lives a life of goodwill and consideration, the Friar looks to reap the benefits of anything possible. The Parson gives as much as he can; meanwhile, the Friar acquires whatever is conceivable. The Friar is a pathological liar; in contrast, the Parson is a holy man who understands the concept of being truthful. The two men both have religious delegations, but the Parson shows his devotion to the people by his meaningful and selfless acts; meanwhile, the Friar tries to compromise every situation to benefit himself. …show more content…
The Friar is a deceitful fellow who uses his faith as justification to benefit himself.. “But rich he was in holy thought and work”(line 479). “Therefore, instead of weeping and prayer, Men should give silver to poor friars all bare”(line 231-232). The Parson’s quote goes to explain how everything he does in his work is strictly to spread Christ’s gospel; he is not looking for an ulterior motive in his journey. The Friar’s intentions in his position were wrongly placed. The Friar had a belief that men owed him materialistic items in return for his “nobility”. Secondly, the Parson is not a sinful man, he does not look at his duties frivolously. On the other hand the Friar is a man of many sins. “But never did he fail, for rain or thunder, In sickness, or in sin, or any state,...”(line 492-493). “In towns he knew the taverns, every one,...”(line 240). The Parson lives a life based strictly off of the holy word and is not guilty of any of the seven deadly sins;however, the Friar is guilty of the the deadly sin gluttony. whenever he travels to deceive men he knows where the taverns are. The Friar has more interest in drinking than in doing his faith-based