earthly pleasures than spiritual pursuits The Monk's preference for hunting and riding associated with the aristocracy indicates his worldly inclinations nbsp Authority and Independence The Monk in The Canterbury Tales rebels expectations of the poor and dutiful Church officer By depicting his monk as enjoying a lavish lifestyle Chaucer criticizes the clergy in this period nbsp Physical Appearance The Monk is bald and dresses in fur and gold which tells us that he cares more about what he looks like on the outside than what he should be on the inside His face is smooth and shiny and his eyes roll in his head and Chaucer describes them as hot and fiery Chaucer says nbsp His heed was balled that shoon as any glas And eek his face as he hadde been enoynt nbsp With the Monk s portrait we see another satire of religious figures who are supposed to live a monastic life of deprivation and hard work but instead live a life of luxury and ease Like the Prioress the Monk is doing all kinds of things primarily representing him as pious but he is not nbsp In termination the Monk represents the themes of erotic obsession and the corrupting influence of power The Monk deals with important issues and contains moments of impressive psychological insight However his character remains a morality tale about one man s fall from grace through greed pride and lust