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  1. WARNING This content may be found shocking or inappropriate for some viewers. Proceed with caution.

  2. Job Description “A Summoner was a man who delivered summonses for alleged public sinners to appear at the Archdeacon's ecclesiastical court when accused of public immorality. The job offered opportunities for serious abuse such as bribery, extortion, and especially blackmail of those who went with prostitutes. “ - The general prologue of Canterbury Tales. “Aye, "Questio quid juris" would he cry.” What is the law? – General Prologue

  3. Background The Summoner had control over anyone with sin, for he chose their fate. He was such an evil man that his face was covered in boils. Even though he punished people for sin, he was the most sinful of them all. He took advantage of others and did not care about anyone but himself. “And pray these summoners of all they've wrought Repent, ere by the devil they are caught! “- The Friar’s Tale

  4. Favorite Foods “Well loved he garlic, onion and eke leeks, And for to drinken strong wine red as blood; “ - General Prologue leeks onions Garlic

  5. Appearance“His disgusting physical appearance is meant to suggesthis wretched spiritual condition.” • Boils. • Narrow eyes. • Scraggly Beard • Lumps • Bad breath “Of his viságe children were afeared.” – General Prologue

  6. Personality • Selfish • Angry • Greedy • Hypocrite • Lecherous

  7. Behavior The Summoner liked to get drunk and speak Latin. He liked being in control of others, and he always got what he wanted. If anyone chose to go against him, he punished them. Often times he would get angry if others called him unholy even though he wasn’t much of a holy man.

  8. Summoner’s Feelings He was a sensitive man for he became very angry after the friar’s tale, for after the Friar went, the Summoner made his tale about a Friar going to hell. “This Summoner in his stirrups high he stood, Upon this Friar his heart was so wood (so angry), That like an aspen leaf he quoke for ire (shook with angry).”- Summoner’s Prologue

  9. Thoughts The Summoner didn’t think he was wrong, for he believe everyone else was. He pointed the finger when someone said he was wrong. Therefore he got very angry after the Friar’s tale and made his tale about a Friar. “Since you have heard this false Friar lie, As suffer me I may my tale tell..”- Summoner’s Prologue

  10. Motivations After the Friar’s Tale, the Summoner was motivated to tell a tale of a Friar going to hell. If the Friar didn’t call out the Summoner, he would have told about the Friar in his tale. I believe he did it out of revenge.

  11. Summoner’s Tale It focused mainly on the Friar and how evil Friars were. It implied that Friars were friends of the devil, and they do not practice what they preach. vs “He mentions the story concerning a vision that a Friar had of hell, and the angel guiding him through hell commented that there were no Friars to be seen, but when Satan lifted up his tail, there were millions of Friars swarming around Satan’s arsehole.” -Interpretation

  12. Sources -"The Friar's Tale." The Ron Ecker Home Page. Web. 01 Dec. 2009. <http://www.ronaldecker.com/friar.htm>. -"The Friar's Tale." FREE Booknotes Study Guides and Chapter Summary's at Bookwolf. Web. 01 Dec. 2009. <http://www.bookwolf.com/Free_Booknotes/Canterbury_Tales_by_Geoffrey_C/The_Friar_s_Tale-Canterbury_Ta/the_friar_s_tale-canterbury_ta.html>. -"The Friar's Tale." The SUMMONER, his PROLOGUE and his TALE. Web. 01 Dec. 2009. <http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/webcore/murphy/canterbury/9summon.pdf>.

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