The pardoner describes his motives as he preaches for nothing better for greed of gain. He craves wealth and possessions.
All of the above are true.
The pardoner from Canterbury Tales belonged to The Degraded Lower Class. This class was described has those of low manners or questionable morals.
That he has low morals That he will tell a vulgar tale That he is not a gentleman (All of the above)
The Parson and the Pardoner both hold religious roles in Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales." However, they differ in their morals and behaviors. The Parson is portrayed as a devout and sincere clergyman, while the Pardoner is depicted as corrupt and hypocritical, making money by selling fake relics and pardons.
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.
"Lordynges," quod he, "in chirches whan I preche,I peyne me to han an hauteyn speche,And rynge it out as round as gooth a belle,For I kan al by rote that I telle.My theme is alwey oon and evere was -'Radix malorum est Cupiditas.'There are the Pardoner's opening words. When he preaches in churches, he cultivates a certain way of speaking, a "hauteyn speche". His voice rings out roundly like a bell does - and he knows everything "by rote" that he says. He only has one theme, and he's only ever had one: "Radix malorum est Cupiditas", or, in English "Greed is the root of all evil".The problem is that the Pardoner himself is greedy, and has no desire to help his congregation, but simply wants to make money.For myn entente is nat but for to wynne,And no thyng for correccioun of synne.His "entente" (intention) is only to "wynne" (make profit) and his intention is nothign to do with the correction of sin. So the Pardoner's morals are entirely separate to those of his sermon - entirely opposite, even. He does not practice what he preaches.Thus kan I preche agayn that same viceWhich that I use, and that is avarice.He preaches against the same vice which he himself has.For though myself be a ful vicious man,A moral tale yet I you telle kan.The Pardoner has no morals, and his character is "vicious" (fully vicious!). Yet here's the paradox - he can still ventriloquise a morally instructive story.
"Lordynges," quod he, "in chirches whan I preche,I peyne me to han an hauteyn speche,And rynge it out as round as gooth a belle,For I kan al by rote that I telle.My theme is alwey oon and evere was -'Radix malorum est Cupiditas.'There are the Pardoner's opening words. When he preaches in churches, he cultivates a certain way of speaking, a "hauteyn speche". His voice rings out roundly like a bell does - and he knows everything "by rote" that he says. He only has one theme, and he's only ever had one: "Radix malorum est Cupiditas", or, in English "Greed is the root of all evil".The problem is that the Pardoner himself is greedy, and has no desire to help his congregation, but simply wants to make money.For myn entente is nat but for to wynne,And no thyng for correccioun of synne.His "entente" (intention) is only to "wynne" (make profit) and his intention is nothign to do with the correction of sin. So the Pardoner's morals are entirely separate to those of his sermon - entirely opposite, even. He does not practice what he preaches.Thus kan I preche agayn that same viceWhich that I use, and that is avarice.He preaches against the same vice which he himself has.For though myself be a ful vicious man,A moral tale yet I you telle kan.The Pardoner has no morals, and his character is "vicious" (fully vicious!). Yet here's the paradox - he can still ventriloquise a morally instructive story.
Morals define personal character, while ethics stress a social system in which those morals are applied.
Morals define personal character, while ethics stress a social system in which those morals are applied.
Morals are concerned with goodnes or badness of human character or behaviour, or with the distinction between right and wrong.
He examines and realistically evaluates the character, ethics, and morals of his grandchildren.
Ethical is an adjective that describes actions commited in the name of morals. Ethics are forever changing since it is philosophic rather than factul which means that as the morals of society change so does what is concidered "ethical."