The Canterbury Tale of the Pardoner
The story of the Pardoner is one of moral lessons, that teaches us to not to be blinded by
our own human imperfections and to not take this life for granted. I believe through the
Pardoners tale, Chaucer was trying to a make a point that whether or not we choose to seek
Death, Death will find us. The foolish men in this story deserve what they received for not
following the right way of life. Chaucer was also trying to show that Death's plan is evident in
all things, even in the schemes of foolish drunks
In the beginning of the story of the three young men, a dead body goes by while they're
drinking in a bar. This dead body happens to be a friend of theirs. A servant boy tells them
Death is the culprit who is going around killing everyone.
Old man with a very long Santa Claus beard pilots ...
Geoffrey Chaucer School
Geoffrey Chaucer SchoolThe three rioters decide- drunkenly-to
go find this Death and kill him. It's funny to me that anyone would have the audacity to think
they can kill the master of the inevitable ending. The men say " is it so dangerous with this thief
to meet? I'll look down every path and street, I vow it by God's holy bones! Hear me,.....We'll
slay this Death, who slaughters and betrays"(2113) These men are the epitome
of the sin of Pride, thinking they are powerful enough to slay Death. The men eventually meet
an old man, whom they insult. The men reply to the old man "Old beggar I hope you meet up
with evil grace"(2114) These men disrespect the old man thinking they're above
this beggar, only because they did not wish to accept a blessing from one so low in stature. The
old man seems mysterious to me because he...