Plowman Case – the Parson Is a Parish Priest
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Parson
The Parson is a Parish Priest, who leads by example. He lives the Gospel and tries to teach everyone to lead by example. He teaches people to be Holy and virtuous. He gives to the poor while he lives in poverty. The Parson continues to spread the Gospel traveling in rain or shine. He expresses why he lives his life by the gospel, by saying,” gold rust, what shall iren do?” (General Prologue 502). He is explaining if he as a priest cant live a holy life, how can he expect everyone else to?
The Parson sees his parishioners as his sheep, and he believes he cannot leave them stuck in the mud. He also says his reasons for living a holy life is that it wouldnt be right for a flock of white sheep to be watched by a “shiten” (dirty) shepherd, someone bespattered with sin. Parson sees himself as a caretaker of Christians and is very serious about his responsibility. The Parson also chooses to live
The Parsons pilgrimage is shows us without him, we have no idea of what a religious figure should be compared to the other priest he shows an almost Christ-like personality.
Plowman
The Plowman is a religious man who sacrifices pleasure. He is the brother of the Parson who is also kind man. He is a giving man andd leads a life based on the gospel. He seems humble and modest because he wears a coarse, rough coat when its clear he can afford more. The Plowman lives a simple life of hard labor. His job is one of the worst and dirties jobs. The Plowmans duties are to load carts full of cow manure. Although he has one of the worst jobs he never complains and continues to be thankful for everything he has and to do his work for his fellow citizens.” Loving God best with all his heart and mind” is how the plowman I described.And then his neighbour as himself He continues to believe in God no matter what the circumstances are. The Plowman shows his difference in living wwth other lower-class characters,with his religious values and great virtue The Plowman was a “hard worker” so he didnt come by his fortune through luck but through hard work. Because he is a hard worker himself he can relate to other people and it keeps him holy.
Chaucer does not include irony when speaking about these two characters. The parson and the priest live by what they preech and belive in. There is no irony because when he states that these two men are concerned about other people he genuinely means it. These two brothers do not believe in going against the gospel.