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The Pardoner’s Tale

The Pardoner’s Tale.

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The Pardoner’s Tale

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  1. The Pardoner’s Tale 63: in flaundres whilom was a compaignye 464: Of yonge folk that haunteden folye, 465: As riot, hasard, stywes, and tavernes, 466: Where as with harpes, lutes, and gyternes, 467: They daunce and pleyen at dees bothe day and nyght, 468: And eten also and drynken over hir myght, 469: Thurgh which they doon the devel sacrifise

  2. 470: Withinne that develes temple, in cursed wise, 471: By superfluytee abhomynable. 472: Hir othes been so grete and so dampnable 473: That it is grisly for to heere hem swere. 474: Oure blissed lordes body they totere, -- 475: Hem thoughte that jewes rente hym noght ynough; 476: And ech of hem at otheres synne lough.

  3. The Pardoner’s Tale • Prologue tells his true nature: • “I preach for nothing but for greed of gain” • Line 5: “I preach against the very vice /I make my living out of—avarice.” • Line 22: “never do an honest job of work.”

  4. Reasons • Cleverness: the Pardoner thinks he is sneaky • Frankness: the Pardoner may realize that the pilgrims recognize him for what he really is • Mean: he thinks the pilgrims “yokel”

  5. Lines 41-53 introduce the theme: sin Seven deadly sins killed the immortal soul—damnation Avarice Lust Gluttony Sloth Melancholy Wrath Envy Vanity The Tale

  6. The Tale • The three men in this tale are guilty of three: • Gluttony: “eat and drink far more than they could hold” • Lust: “haunting vice and ribaldry” • Sloth: “harp, guitar, or lute carouses” (the youngsters play rather than work)

  7. Three Sins • The tale concerns all three of these, with dire consequences for our major characters • Vanity is another sin introduced

  8. Background • Death (personification) is in the form of the plague • The youngsters, while drinking heavily (gluttony) brag about stopping Death (vanity) • With this statement: “we will kill this traitor Death” (pg 133, 91)

  9. Symbol • Line 105: “A very poor old man/Who humbly greeted them” • The man is Death—he assigns the fate to the young men when he tells them where they may find Death • The old man is looking for Death—he cannot die (Pontius Pilate?)

  10. Disrespect • The youngsters show the old man disrespect • Call him “Old fool” • Tell him to be quiet • They say he is the “spy” for death • Call him a “thieving swine”

  11. Deceit or Fate? • The old man tells where he left Death • The youngsters are not very smart (the old man said he was looking for death) • The youngsters find “golden florins” instead (eight bushels worth)

  12. Fortune? • The young ruffians claim that the money must certainly have been left by Fortune • This is another personification • Gold is directly related to avarice

  13. Ill-gotten Gain • Line 183: “people would call us robbers” • This line is put in to show there is no honor among thieve • The three unscrupulous men know their own kind to be greedy, but still fail to see this in themselves

  14. Ill-Gotten Gain • The three men devise to get the money to town by night • Symbol: night is used to cover deceit/treachery • The men hope to hide their “sin” with darkness

  15. The Plan • Two men stay while the third goes to town to get food and drink • This is the point where “Death” has been found under the tree • The young men’s resolve has now been divided

  16. The Plan • The two remaining men purpose to stab the third man in the back while he is distracted • This is a coward’s means of dispatching an opponent • This directly contradicts the values of the present society

  17. The Plan • The third man is unscrupulous himself • He gets poison which is so strong it will kill with just one drop • He puts poison in two of the wine bottles • Humor: the two men left at the tree are referred to as “polecats” (vermin)

  18. The Result • The two men succeed in stabbing the third upon his return • The tow men then drank to their good “fortune” from the poisoned bottles and promptly died

  19. The Result

  20. The Devil his Due • Line 47: “Doing thereby the devil sacrifice” • Line 272: “And when this rioter, this devil’s clay” • The three men have given their immortal souls to the devil with their avarice, lust, and sloth

  21. “As Bold as Brass” • Lines 291-297: “I’ve some relics in my bale” • The Pardoner wastes no time attempting to make money following his “sermon” • Absolution is on sale today!

  22. The Impression • The Pardoner claims that the host is “most enveloped in sin” (big insult on morality and intelligence) • The host promptly and emphatically refuses: “No…may the curse of Christ descend upon me if I do!”

  23. The Peacemaker • The Knight shows his chivalrous nature when he keeps the host and pardoner from being angry • He recognizes the need for the pilgrims to get along (leadership?) • “They kissed, and we continued on our way.”

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  25. Chaucer

  26. Chaucer and Text

  27. Chaucer • Hoccleve’s Chaucer Portrait

  28. Chaucer • 15th Century Portrait

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