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Bad Medicine

Before the age of television shows, movies, and the Internet people entertained one another with vibrant and exaggerated tales. Geoffrey Chaucer?s, The Canterbury Tales, is a good example of this form of entertainment. The novel details the journey of a band of pilgrims, who engaged in a storytelling competition, as they travel toward the shrine of Thomas à Becket. These Middle Age storytellers varied as much as the stories, and consisted of a knight, physician, monk, and many more. In ?the Prologue? the Physician is revealed as a con artist who cares more about himself than his patients.

The Physician was a medical doctor, who was responsible for taking care of the ill and disease stricken. ?No one alive could talk as well as he did / On points of medicine and surgery?? (Chaucer 30). He was part of the rising middle class society and his garments that were ?lined with taffeta? (Chaucer 31) made this assumption apparent.
During the Middle Ages taffeta was a material like silk, which was very expensive, so only the wealthy could afford it. To many he seemed to be a productive member of society, but appearances can be deceiving. People of the medical profession were looked upon with a certain respect; so many patients did not question what was prescribed. The Physician misused his title to take advantage of his patients? faith.
He was revealed as a liar and a cheat. He was a partner with the druggist, to help each other build their wealth.
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