Chaucer is making fun of Prioresses and saying they are secretly not holy. She is telling a story about a child being murdered and revenge on all the people that were involved, which is not a typical type of story and prioress would tell.
I agree with this, although it seems as though the prioress focuses more on the justification of her religion than the savagery that is shown in the story. It shows that religion comes before humanity for people of the church
Chaucer could also be seen as satirizing religion, because although, due to his religious devotion, the boy continues to sing the spiritual song after he is dead, the miracle is ultimately useless.
I agree with this. There is extra detail that goes on after he is dead, about how he was placed into the tomb, etc, the detail emphasizes the fact that his spirituality did not rescue him from his death, so it didn't matter for him in the end.
I think Chaucer is once again criticizing religion. I believe he is mocking the extent that people go in the name of their religion, and the influence religion has over people. In the name of religion a Christian boy is killed by Jewish people.
I agree with you Anne, I think that he is criticizing religion very clearly through this story. By having people from different religions kill each other, he is showing that people really do not follow the way religion is supposed to be, and people go too far in order to protect their religion.
Chaucer is making fun of Prioresses and saying they are secretly not holy. She is telling a story about a child being murdered and revenge on all the people that were involved, which is not a typical type of story and prioress would tell.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this, although it seems as though the prioress focuses more on the justification of her religion than the savagery that is shown in the story. It shows that religion comes before humanity for people of the church
DeleteChaucer could also be seen as satirizing religion, because although, due to his religious devotion, the boy continues to sing the spiritual song after he is dead, the miracle is ultimately useless.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this. There is extra detail that goes on after he is dead, about how he was placed into the tomb, etc, the detail emphasizes the fact that his spirituality did not rescue him from his death, so it didn't matter for him in the end.
DeleteI think Chaucer is once again criticizing religion. I believe he is mocking the extent that people go in the name of their religion, and the influence religion has over people. In the name of religion a Christian boy is killed by Jewish people.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Anne, I think that he is criticizing religion very clearly through this story. By having people from different religions kill each other, he is showing that people really do not follow the way religion is supposed to be, and people go too far in order to protect their religion.
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