The+Friar

= The Friar = There was a FRIAR, a wanton one and merry, A Limiter, a very festive fellow. In all Four Orders there was none so mellow, So glib with gallant phrase and well-turned speech. He’d fixed up many a marriage, giving each Of his young women what he could afford her. He was a noble pillar to his Order. Highly beloved and intimate was he With County folk within his boundary, And city dames of honor and possessions; For he was qualified to hear confessions, Or so he said, with more than priestly scope; He had a special license from the Pope. Sweetly he heard his penitents at shrift With pleasant absolution, for a gift. He was an easy man in penance-giving Where he could hope to make a decent living; It’s sure sign whenever gift are given To a poor Order that a man’s well shriven, And should he give enough he knew in verity Then penitent repented in sincerity. For many a fellow is so hard of heart He cannot weep, for all his inward smart. Therefore instead of weeping and of prayer One should give silver for a poor Friar’s care. He kept his tippet stuffed with pins for curls, And pocket-knives, to give to pretty girls. And certainly his voice was gay and sturdy For he sang well and played the hurdy- gurdy. At sing-songs he was champion of the hour. His neck was whiten than a lily-flower But strong enough to butt a bruiser down. He knew the taverns well in every town And every innkeeper and barmaid too Better than lepers, beggars and that crew, For in so eninet a man as he It was not fitting with the dignity Of his position, dealing with a scum Of wretched lepers; nothing good can come Of commerce with such slum-and-gutter dwellers, But only with the rich and victual-sellers. But anywhere a profit might accrue. Courteous he was and lowly of service too. Natural gifts like his were hard to match. He was the finest beggar of his batch, And, for his begging-district, paid a rent; His brethren did no poaching where he went. For thought a widow mightn’t have a shoe, So pleasant was his holy how-d’ye-do He got his farthing from her just the same Before he left, and so his income came To more than he laid out. And how he romped, Just like a puppy! He was ever prompt To arbitrate disputes on settling days (For a small fee( in many helpful ways, Not then appearing as your cloistered scholar With threadbare habit hardly worth a dollar, But much more like a Doctor or a Pope. Of double-worsted was the semi-cope Upon his shoulders, and the swelling fold About him, like a bell about its mold When it is casting, rounded out his dress. He lisped a little out of wantonness To make his English sweet upon his tongue. When he had played his harp, or having sung, His eyes would twinkle in his head a bright As any star upon a frosty night. This worthy’s name was Hubert, It appeared.

===The Friar occupation as a character in the Canterbury Tales is a priest; he is also the priest who listens the confessions of the sinners of the town. Having churches with year round priests explains the need of having someone who could help someone confess his sins and to listen to the word of God.===

The Friar's description:
===The Friar is a priest in the Canterbury Tales. He is a dishonest man who lies to the people of the town. The Friar has a special license to listen to the confessions of the sinners, this license was granted to him by the Pope. He actively administers the sacraments in his town, especially those of marriage and confession. He is a selfish man who does not care about the people who come to confess to him. The money he gets from the confessions is used to satisfy what he wants. The money is supposed to be for the church but instead he uses it to dress better, for women, & to buy his women what they want. The Friar is a pretender trying to convince people he is a poor man with a good heart.===

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Line 239 And certainly __his voice was gay and sturdy__   Line 240 For he sang well and played the hurdy-gurdy.  Line 241 At his sing-songs he was champion of the hour. Line 242 His __neck was whiter than a lily-flower__  Line 243 But __strong enough to butt a bruiser down.__

Line 212 There was a Friar, a __wanton one and merry__ ,
====Line 213 A Limiter, a very __festive fellow__. ==== ====<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Line 214 In all Four Orders there was none so <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__mellow__, ==== ====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Line 215 So <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__glib with gallant phrase and well- turned speech.__ ====

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Line 264 Just <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__like a puppy! He was ever prompt__
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Irony of The Friar: The Friar acts as he is a good man with a good heart and is always there to help people because that's what he is supposed to do as a priest. In reality that's not what happens, The Friar uses the money from the confessions to buy whatever he wants, which is the wrong thing to do. The irony will be The Friar being a priest, he would have to help people but instead he uses them for their money to satisfy his wants. ==== <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Line 235<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> __Therefore instead of weeping and of prayer__  ==== ====<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Line 236 <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">__**One should give silver for a poor for curls,**__ ==== ====<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Line 237 And pocket-knives, <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">to give to pretty girls. ====

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