him all the secrets that they learned. For there was nothing new in their acquaintance with him; they were his secret agents, and he drew great profit from that; his master did not always know how much” (lines 1338-1344); he explains how the summoner hires spies to get information and make profit, more than his master is aware of. He later also mentions how the summoner works with the prostitutes to rob men. The robbing, spying, and association with prostitutes are some of the many immoral and inappropriate behaviors he does as a summoner in which classify him as a pimp.

8. What does the man with his cart stuck in the mud say and why doesn’t the devil comply with his request? What bargain do the devil and the Summoner make; what are its terms?
The man says the opposite of what he actually wants. His request therefore can not be granted by the devil, since  he doesn’t say what he really means. After the summoner urges the devil to grant the man’s wishes, the devil says, “No...never a bit, God knows; that is

not what he means, trust me” because he knows that is not what the man truly desires (lines 1555-1556). The demon only has the power to please the requests that are truthfully said. 

This poem, “Karma”, by Stephanie Lynn relates to the moral of “The Friar’s Tale”. The tale explains how one concerned so much with trickery, will in return be tricked himself. This tale is a good example of karma because the summoner gets what he deserves; he spends his time bribing, stealing, and spying, and when asked by the widow to repent, he shows no remorse and thus is damned to hell. In the poem, “you’ll find there’s a plate that’s been saved just for you” refers to the spot in hell that awaits for the sinner. The same metaphor can be said to the summoner, since he has sinned and has earned himself a place in hell. 

Amitav Radiance Apr 2015
Consequences
Every action has its consequences
Bound to a fate of its own
We choose an action by choice
Informed or under compulsions
Wound in a complex circle 
Once we knock the door with uncertainty
Fate is there watching over us
Given the task to execute the action
Awaiting the consequences as remuneration

This poem, “Consequences”, by Amitav Radiance also matches the theme in “The Friar’s Tale”. It discusses how every action has its consequences, and the summoner definitely faces his consequences come the end of the tale. It also says, “we choose an action by choice”, meaning that we choose our behaviors. This is important to note when thinking of the summoner’s actions and his outcome. For instance, when the summoner spits, “Nay, old cow, that is not my mind, to repent me for anything that I have had from you”, the summoner makes it obvious he is not sorry for all his trickery (lines 1630-1631). Making the decisions to deceive people time after time and feeling no guilt is what makes him deserving to be damned. He chose to sin, and he therefore had to pay the price.