british literature
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The Canterbury Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Morte d'Arthur all have many different aspects to them, including, but not limited to: narrative perspectives, the role/perception of religion, tone, and theme. In examination of the first topic, we find that the role of religion differs in these 3 stories. This may be cause to the different time periods they were written in, or perhaps the different writers of the stories and their views.
In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer examines religion by noting that people who devote their lives to religion are susceptible to corruption. Looking at his description of his character of The Friar shows this aspect. He states that The Friar does not like to mingle with the poor and sick, but wants to be noticed by the rich. This does not show a complete and utter devotion to the faith. Also, in the story of The Pardoner's Tale, Chaucer shows that stories can be used to frighten "good" Christians into being good and righteous. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, which is in the category of a medieval romance, there is a tale of chivalry, which is the code by which knights live by. This code can be related to religious beliefs and standard...