The Monks Tale

By Mohammad Ali Kumail

What is a monk?

A monk was/is a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience(To the church).

What exactly was a monks job? A monks main job was to

worship. They would spend multiple hours during the day praying and meditating. Other than this they would also spend time reading, studying or working on the monestary and on it’s lands. The monks would provide education for the children of the community and also medical care when needed.

The Canterbury Tales Monk• This monk is nothing like the description above. He is rebellious, he disregards the

rules and does what he wants. He hunts hares and goes riding, his clothing is different from a normal monks too.

• Regular monk Canterbury Tales Monk

#SWAG

The Monks taleThe monks tale is a collection of 16 stories with tragedy being the key point in all of

these. The stories included those of:• Lucifer• Adam• Samson• Hercules• Nebuchadnezzar• Belshazzar• Zenobia• Pedro of castile• Peter I ofcyprus• Bernabo Visconti• Ugolino of pisa• Nero• Holofemes• Antiochus• Alexander the Great• JuliusCaesar• Croesus

Lucifer’s Tale The original script

• With Lucifer, though he was angel fair And not a man, with him will I begin;For though Fortune may not an angel dare. From high degree yet fell he for his sin. Down into hell, and he lies yet therein. O Lucifer, brightest of angels all,Now art thou Satan, and thou may'st not win/ From misery wherein thou far did'st fall!

Lucifer’s Tale

• Lucifer before he became known as Satan or the devil, was an archangel.

Lucifer as An Angel

However when God created the first man (Adam) and asked all his angels to love Adam more than him Lucifer refused. For this crime he was cast out of heaven.

And into hell where he became Satan and where he still stays

• While this is only one of the tales all of the stories the monk tells center around the same idea: People either rising to power or being born with it eventually facing downfall.

Resources• http://www.librarius.com/canttran/monktale/monktale111-118.htm• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monk's_Tale• http://www.lordsandladies.org/daily-life-monk-middle-ages.htm