Canterbury Tales: The Friar

The Friar The name of the Friar is Hubert. The Friar is obviously a member of the clergy that is well known by all the people. Thus, as a Friar he was begger and tried to collect money any way he could for the church. Although he was not rich, he was still respected by most of the people in the community for he was able to hear confession and give absolution. The Friar is …

…for settling disputes for a "small fee", and for absolving their sins for a small fee, also. After I read through part of my essay during class, I had the advantage of realizing that the way that I thought Chaucer was thinking was totally wrong. I now realize that Chaucer thinks that the Friar is disgrace to society because he begs for money and then goes and spends it on drinks at the local bar.