MONK

The Monk is a member of a

brotherhood

He lives in a monastery and

he is devoted to a discipline

set by his order.

MONK

A monastery was a building, or

buildings, where people lived and

worshipped, devoting their time and

life to God. The people who lived in

these monasteries were called

DOESN’T FIT HIS RELIGIOUS DESCRIPTION

Like a prioress, he is a religious figure and probably shouldn’t be a hunter, over fed, expensively dressed, and a cultivator of expensive and bad habits

MONK FROM THE CANTERBURY TALES WAS MUCH DIFFERENT

The Monk doesn’t live a traditional

religious life of hard work, study, and fasting,

claiming an his excuse was that he was a

modern man

Instead, he lived a comfortable life of

sport, fine food and clothing, and

amusements outside the monastery walls.

A MANLY MAN

“The Monk was one of the finest sorts, a good

man.”

His favorite past time is hunting

He kept gorgeous and most likely expensive horses and grey

hounds.

Like a prioress, he is a religious figure and probably shouldn’t

be a hunter, over fed, expensively dressed, and a cultivator of

expensive and bad habits

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

The Monk was actually FAT, BALD, and GREASY.

He had eyes that rolled back into his head

“His head was bald and shone like looking-glass;

so did his face, as if it had been greased”

“He was a fat and personable priest”

THE MONK TELLS RELIGIOUS AND UNBELIEVABLE STORIES

He starts off telling tales of Lucifer falling

from his spot in heaven to become Satan in

hell. Then speaks of Sampson and off some

other stories from the bible. Then he tells of

Hercules, King Nebuchadnezzar, Zenobia,

and more. The Monk tells of all these tales

and more, they all have some religious

aspect to them.