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The Pardoner’s Tale

The Pardoner’s Tale. Irony, Irony, Irony…. Three Types of Irony. Verbal Irony Saying the opposite of what one means Situational Irony When the opposite of what we expect occurs Dramatic Irony When we know something a character does not know. The Pardoner’s Prologue.

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The Pardoner’s Tale

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  1. The Pardoner’s Tale Irony, Irony, Irony…

  2. Three Types of Irony • Verbal Irony • Saying the opposite of what one means • Situational Irony • When the opposite of what we expect occurs • Dramatic Irony • When we know something a character does not know

  3. The Pardoner’s Prologue • Why is the Host so upset at the opening of the Pardoner's Tale? What has angered and saddened him? • In lines sixteen through nineteen, what objects does Harry Bailey pray God to bless? • Harry says his "herte" will be lost unless he has any one of three possible remedies to his sadness. What are those three possible remedies? • Who does the Host ask to tell the next tale? Read this line carefully. What pronoun (thou or you) does the Host use to refer to that pilgrim? • What does he call him? • What does the Pardoner say is always the "theme" (main point) of his sermons? Why is that suitable or appropriate to his purposes? • What are some the Pardoner's money-making tricks?

  4. The Pardoner’s Tale • What is the setting of the tale? • What is a rioter in Middle English? • List the sins the Pardoner condemns in the opening of his sermon and the historical or biblical figures he uses as examples • When the Pardoner leaves his examples behind and turns to the rioters again in line 373, he mentions their drinking habits. At what time of the day do these guys show up at the tavern to drink? • What event disturbs them this morning as they try and drink? • What does the knave-boy reveal to them when they ask him to find out what's going on? • Who killed the rioter's friend? • What agreement or pact do the three rioters make with each other?

  5. The Pardoner’s Tale • The rioters encounter an old man at a stile. What is a stile? • What is the old man's appearance like? • What does the old man seek as he travels endlessly from place to place? • Where does the old man tell the rioters he last saw Death? • What do the rioters find when they hunt there? • Explain how the rioters end up dying. • How does this creepy sermon serve the Pardoner's own greedy purposes if his audience "buys" his argument about greed being evil?.

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