ladies of the th century She wears a fashionable dress with a golden broach engraved with the words 'Amor Vincit Omnia' which means 'Love conquers everything' Chaucer satirizes her by saying that she is aware of the manners of society and knows how to carry morsel to her mouth Chaucer says 'She carie a morsel and wel kepe That no drope ne fille upon hir brest Summoner The Summoner is a nasty figure He loves to drink He loves onion garlic and red wine He is a hypocrite He knows the secrets of young women and men and exploits them for his interest He forgives people for his small donation and allows them to carry on their sins Children are afraid of him So Chaucer rightly remarks Of his visage children were aferd The Friar The Friar is a greedy and corrupt fellow He neglects his duties and does not maintain his religion He is fond of singing and merry-making He likes to visit inns and public places He builds relations with wealthy women He is a vagabond a seducer of women and a scoundrel He misuses his authority exploits others in terms of their sin and encourages sins by setting an easy solution of apology He is also an expert in the art of begging The Monk The Monk is a fellow of pleasure-loving He does not like the strict rules and discipline of the abbey He likes hunting and has fine horses and rangers in his stable He leads a relaxed life and passes his time eating drinking and merry-making He is fat like a lord of th-century England Chaucer reveals his interest in delicate dresses He wears fur-lined sleeves gold pins and love-knot A love knot in the gretter end there was The Pardoner The Pardoner is a more corrupted fellow than other ecclesiastical characters Chaucer has a poor opinion of him and ironically calls him 'a noble ecclesiastical' His bag is full of false relics which he sells to the country folks and earns a lot He deceives the simple folk He sings sweetly and attracts people The Clerk Chaucer claims that all the ecclesiastical characters are not bad materialistic and dishonest The Clerk is studying at church He is not entirely an ecclesiastical character The Clerk is one of the idealized characters He is described as well-versed in logic by Chaucer A clerk ther was of Oxenford also That unto logyk hadde longe ygo He does not run after worldly luxury and showiness He is poor and also quick and accurate in his speech He is interested in learning and glad to teach He is the accurate picture of the poet's learning The Parson Chaucer portrays a delightful picture of the poor Parson He is a shepherd and protects his flock from the wolf Parson leads a very simple and virtuous life He is devoted to his service He preaches sincerely and tries to practice what he preaches Chaucer says about him A good man was ther of religioun And was a povre persoun of a toun To conclude it is clear that Chaucer has given a very genuine and realistic picture of the ecclesiastical characters of his age in The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales He appreciates the good characters and on the other hand satirizes the corrupt and worldly-minded clergies Here Chaucer's portraits of clergies make them alive and represent them perfectly