canterbury tales

A detailed Summary of canterbury tales

The Pardoner's Tale: Deception and Foolishness There are several types of

foolishness being described in the Pardoner's Tale itself. He describes

gluttony in general, then specifically wine. He talks of gambling, taking bets

and the like, and of swearing. The exemplum of his sermon describes three

fools who go foolishly seeking death, then find it in a large amount of gold.

Deception is another topic addressed by the Pardoner: he comes right out

and says that he is a con artist, and that he is out to take people's money. In

his tale, deception by the rioters leads to the death of all three. These are

good points, but there is another deception the Pardoner plays, and gets

caught: his sermon is a direct chastisement of the Host, who is not pleased by

this. As a whole, Chaucer effectively uses this character of The Pardoner to

point out som

som mirthe or japes right anon" (165.30-31). The Pardoner, being of rather

of what a good person should be, and he knows this. While he preaches

in the Tales as well. In the beginning, the Narrator describes The Pardoner in

there is another level. This sermon is retaliation to the Host, who just before

is the owner of a tavern, encouraging food and drink. He himself likes to

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newe and fressh at every miles end" (178.639-640). If they fall for his relics,

thing whil that I drinke" (165.40). This exchange is picked up once again after

part of the bet. The story he tells of the rioters and Death is interesting to

aspects in their own selves. It seems at the end of his Tale, that the Pardoner

created a very complicated character. He is ugly, very intelligent, honest with

He is also partaking in a bet - he who tells the best story wins. However,

many ways he is a very modern character - disillusioned with religion, using

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Approximate Word count = 1626
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English