From Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales", The Parson's Tale, Table of Contents

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The Canterbury Tales

From Geoffrey Chaucer's
The Canterbury Tales:

The Parson's Prologue and Tale
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Lns 1-74: The Parson's Prologue

§§ 01-15: The Parson's Tale, First Part

§§ 16-23: The Parson's Tale, Second Part, Beginning

§§ 24-31: The Parson's Tale, Second Part, Pride

§§ 32-33: The Parson's Tale, Second Part, Envy

§§ 34-59: The Parson's Tale, Second Part, Wrath

§§ 60-68: The Parson's Tale, Second Part, Sloth

§§ 69-75: The Parson's Tale, Second Part, Avarice

§§ 76-79: The Parson's Tale, Second Part, Gluttony

§§ 80-90: The Parson's Tale, Second Part, Lust

§§ 91-98: The Parson's Tale, Second Part, Conclusion

§§ 99-111: The Parson's Tale, Third Part

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The Parson's Prologue

01-21: The Manciple has finished his tale and the Host wants one more tale

22-60: The Parson is willing to tell a tale in prose

61-74: The Host asks the Parson to tell his tale

The Parson's Tale

First Part (§§ 01-15)

01-03: About penitence

04-05: Three kinds of penitence: 1. contrition, 2. confession, 3. satisfaction

06-07: About contrition, the first part of penitence

08-08: The first move to contrition

09-09: The second move to contrition

10-10: The third move to contrition, fear of the day of doom

11-11: The fourth move to contrition

12-12: The fifth move to contrition

13-13: The sixth move to contrition

14-15: Universal and total contrition

Second Part (§§ 16-98), Seven Deadly Sins

16-17: About confession, the second part of penitence

18-18: Original sin (Adam and Eve)

19-20: About concupiscence

21-23: Two kinds of sin: venial and deadly
Pride

24-27: About two kinds of Pride

28-28: About superfluity of clothing

29-30: Where Pride does come from

31-31: The remedy against the sin of Pride
Envy

32-32: About Envy

33-33: The remedy against the sin of Envy
Anger (Wrath)

34-37: About Anger (Wrath)

38-38: The offspring of Anger

39-41: About swearing

42-44: About lying, flattering and cursing

45-54: About chiding, reproach, scorning, wicked counsel, menace, etc. and mockery

55-59: The remedy against the sin of Anger
Sloth (Laziness)

60-66: About Sloth (laziness)

67-68: The remedy against the sin of Sloth
Avarice

69-72: About Avarice and Greed

73-73: About abuse of lordship, theft, fraud, lies, gambling, false witness, false oath, etc.

74-75: The Relief against the sin of Avarice
Gluttony

76-77: About Gluttony

78-79: The remedy against the sin of Gluttony
Lust (Lechery)

80-81: About Lust

82-82: The ways of the devil to tempt a person to lust

83-83: The remedy against the sin of Lust: chastity and continence

84-86: About marriage and how a woman should be subject to her husband

87-90: About clean widows, virgins and other ways to chastity

91-93: The conclusion to confession

94-98: The conditions to come to a true and sincere confession

Third Part (§§ 99-111)

99-102: Satisfaction, the third part of penitence, and prayers

103-108: About bodily pains, abstinence, staying vigil, discipline, prayers and confession

109-111: About hope and the fruit of penance, which is the endless bliss of heaven