Gluttony, greed, anger, lust, pride, envy and sloth are all commonly known as the “seven deadly sins”. Each of these seven sins plays an important role in the development of different characters. In "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer, the Pardoner committed sins through gluttony and greed; the Wife of Bath through pride and lust; and also the Monk for gluttony and anger. However, omnipresent in all the characters are the different deadly sins that led to their development and morality. Pride and lust are the two sins closely associated with the Wife of Bath. The Wife of Bath is a woman who is too proud of herself, as evidenced by her style of dress. Chaucer begins by describing his familiar Sunday clothes as “His handkerchiefs were of finely woven ground; I could have sworn they weighed at least ten pounds” (463-464). This type of clothing is atypical for a person attending a religious service. Furthermore, “her stockings were of the finest scarlet, and tight with garters; his shoes were soft and new. His face was bold, handsome, and red in color” (466-468). All these things exemplify itself-...