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Hypocrisy In Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

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In The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer, he found most people to be “liars,” especially the religious leaders. Although, not “liars,” but more he sees them as corrupt and deceptive. In the time that Chaucer was around, corruption in the Catholic Church was very prevalent and they sold indulgences out of greed and deception. Chaucer writes about the deception in all groups of people, and their hypocrisy in the way they try to justify their actions. Chaucer’s point of view on his society seems to be very negative towards the way most of society lives their lives out of greed. For example, Chaucer satirizes this religious hypocrisy throughout the tale, like the tale about the Monk. We’re told he is worldly and lusty, but these are the opposite
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