The Friar is similar to a religious monk in the sense that they have both taken a vow of poverty, chastity and obedience. The Friar who is mentioned in the General Prologue of Chauser’s The Canterbury Tales however does not abide by these vows since it is said, that he had slept with woman. After he would take a woman’s virginity he would find a man that would marry her so that he no longer had to deal with the problems he had created for himself and the women in question. The Friar also lied about his powers as Friar he told those around him that he had a higher power of confession then the priests themselves “For he hadde power of confessioun, As seyde himself moore that a curat” (218-219) which is untrue since only a priest can perform the