Questions about the Friar’s Tale:

For Friday, please answer either question 3 or question 2.

1.  What is this tale designed to teach?  What is its “moral?”

2. What is the view of religion in the tale?  How is the devil portrayed?  How does he compare to the summoner in the tale?  Use specific passages to back your claims.  

3.  How does this tale compare in tone to the Miller’s Tale?  How are they different?  Similar?

4.  Look at the Friar’s portrait in the GP (lines 208-269)?  How would you characterize him? How does the teller relate to the tale? 

5.  Look at lines 857-881 of the Wife of Bath’s Tale Why are these lines included in the tale?  How does the Friar respond to them?