he was vary rich in the Christian spirit. He would practice what he preached and would rather give then recive and "who truly knew christ's gospel and would preach it, Devoutly to parishioners,and teach it". When parishioners gave him money he would not accept it. As a follower of Christ he was willing to help his fellow man. The reason he is gtoing on this trip was to pay respect to the valiant and holy martyr St. Thomas a Becket. Just as Jesus Christ was willing to give up his life for what he believed. The leart that the Parson could do was to bear any suffering in carrying out of his priestly duties. He would visit the houses far away in his own parish when it would rain or thunder or even in sickness or in grief. He himself would keep the church clean and he would not ask or pay some one else to clean the church for him. The Parson lived a simple life, for God, the church,and th people.Another honerable person on the journey to Becket's Tomb was a Plowman. The Plowman or farmer was in the class of the common people. He was not rich nor was poor. The farmer made his living off his own farm and from the sweat of his brow. He was an honest hard-working farmer who loved God best and would do anything to help his neighbors. He was a good samaritan. He loved God with all his heart, mind and body. He would never accept money when helping others. He was truthful to his neighbors and when he owed them some money he would always pay them back in full. Also he would gladly help the church by tithing in full just at Christ had commanded.Geoffy Chaucer, in his time and even ours, was an extraordinary poet who wrote "The Canterbury Tales". This poem is ont of the best works that he made. In this story he discribes the Medieval Society through his point of view of pwople representing the court, the church and the commers. One can get a good idea of that society by the type of characters that Chucer chose to hp on this polhrimag...
