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What was a pardoner like in the middle ages?
In the Middle Ages, a pardoner was a church official authorized to sell papal indulgences, which were documents that granted forgiveness of sins. Pardoners were often seen as corrupt and greedy, as they would sometimes exploit people's fears of damnation to make money. Chaucer's "The Pardoner's Tale" is a famous literary depiction of a pardoner's questionable morals and actions.
What does the pardoner's tales suggest about the pardoner?
In the Canterbury Tales, the story the Pardoner suggests that the reason that the Pardoner is so forthcoming with information because he has been drinking.
What does the Pardoner do after his tale?
The Pardoner tries to sell relics and pardons.
In the prologue to the pardoner tale how does the pardoner begin?
The pardoner begins by describing his work, which is basically to cheat people by playing on their guilt.
What does pardoner do?
It is a title from the Middle Ages for an ecclesiastical official who, for a given fee, will grant a remission of the temporal punishment for sin after its guilt has been forgiven
Did a pardoner from the middle ages have to train to become a pardoner?
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Which characters in the pardoner's tale does the pardoner most closely resemble?
The summoner
Are the pardoner's relics authentic or fake in The Pardoner's Tale and why?
In "The Pardoner's Tale," the relics the Pardoner sells are most likely fake. The Pardoner admits in his prologue that he uses deception to manipulate people for financial gain. He is shown to be greedy and deceitful, making it unlikely that the relics he sells are authentic.
What is the allegory that the Pardoner teaches in The Pardoner's Tale?
Greed is the root of all evil.
What is a symbol for the pardoner?
The pardoner is the ultimate manifestation of greed. Symbolically, he can be a pig, glutton, or parasite.
How does the innkeeper respond to the Pardoner's efforts to sell relics and pardons after his tale?
He insults the Pardoner.
Chaucer's description the Pardoner's voice is compared to a?
Chaucer describes the Pardoner's voice as being small and feminine, likening it to a goat's. This comparison is meant to highlight the Pardoner's deceitful nature and lack of sincerity in his preaching.
