2.“How Much Land Does a Man Need” -Pahom: Pahom shows both admirable and ignoble qualities. The story is set in Russia during a time when the system was based around the concept of feudalism and Pahom is a peasant farmer that desires to acquire land of his own. An admirable trait in him is that he shows ambition and is hard working. Whether in nineteenth century Russia or in present day, the desire in someone to be successful and live up to their highest potential is trait that can be held with high respect. However, as the story progresses Pahom starts to show greed by displaying an overwhelming desire to have more land than he needs. Greed has been an undesirable quality in humans for centuries, but yet we still see humans acting in similar ways to Pahom even today despite the time difference between when this story was written and the present. The qualities that Pahom possesses that can be seen as good/bad still parallel what we admire/dislike in people presently so for these reasons I think he falls somewhere in the middle of spectrum. 

3. “The Canterbury Tales”- The Monk. The Monk is despicable because he is a corrupt member of the church class. He hunts, is overfed, and wears expensive dress of jewellery and fur. He admits that he is not living a traditional religious life of hard work, studying and fasting. He disregards any rules that are set out for religious members. To me this is the most despicable character because he joined the church for reasons that are for personal gain and not because he felt he had a call to God. Much like the Prioress, Summoner, and Pardoner this character shows just how corrupt and fraudulent the church class really was at the time. This is even more ignoble when you consider the fact that these people were in a position of power and authority over the people and the fact that they were using their social standing for these reasons is not honourable.