It is said that, “Religion has long since been an important factor in society, changing and evolving throughout the centuries. In medieval Europe, religious pilgrimages were a crucial part of one’s religious faith (StudyMode).” Often everyone in society, from the highest of class to the lowest were involved in some kind of religious pilgrimage. Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the most important writers in English literature, wrote, “The Canterbury Tales”, which is an elaborate poem about the religious pilgrimage of twenty-seven people’s pilgrimage to Canterbury. In this story, in the "General Prologue" the twenty-seven pilgrims are introduced. These characters are as followed: a Knight, Squire, Yeoman, Prioress, Monk, Friar, Merchant, Clerk, Man of Law, Franklin, Haberdasher, Carpenter, Weaver, Dyer, Tapestry-Weaver, …show more content…
“...The seven deadly sins are wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony (ReligionFacts).” The Squire was lustful after ladies, the monk had gluttony because all he cared about was eating and food, the prioress showed characteristics of being prideful, and the Friar, Pardoner and Summoner all had the greed for money. While some characters portrayed more than one of the seven deadly sins they were all the same for not practicing what they preached and acting like someone they shouldn’t. They were not holy men of God like they should have been. The narrator does a good job at pointing this out. “The Seven Deadly Sins have been used to summarize the condition of fallen humanity for the purposes of education and edification; in other words, they teach people about what displeases God and by avoiding them it enhances the believer's efforts to live as a Christian (ReligionFacts).” Of the seven pilgrims I talked about only the Knight and Parson where true to their beliefs and lived their life out as a true Christian. They were truly good people and did things to help others around