English Literature / Unit 4 ENL 0314 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Prioress, the Monk and the Friar
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The idea
The clerical pilgrims fall short of their callings. The Prioress wears a gold brooch inscribed "Amor vincit omnia," love conquers all. The Monk loves hunting more than the cloister. The Friar is a worldly beggar. The details accuse; the narrator does not.
In practice
Religious pilgrims, worldly details.
Where people slip
The satire works by detail, not by verdict.
Your place on the trail
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