Question

Which two characters are the most striking opposites in the canterbury tales?

Answer 1

The Contrasting Characters:
The Monk and The Clerk of Oxford

The Monk and the Clerk are two characters lying in opposite extremities. What one person lacks, the other has gained in abundance.

Answer 2

The Parson and the Monk Friar are the two most striking opposite characters in the Canterbury tales.

On the one hand, the Parson is a religious persona who was in reality fulfilling the obligations and vows and provides a comparison viewpoint for religious people such as the Monk and Friar who were not.

The Monk and Friar were living the high life and Parson was living in poverty.