In terms of the Pardoner’s position in society, his job as a consists of selling relics, absolving sins, and collecting donations on behalf of the church. His true personality becomes evident when he begins to reveal secrets about his job to the pilgrims. The Pardoner’s Tale is preceded by a p

The Pardoner’s tale is a moral tale that teaches a significant lesson, of money being the root of all evil. The tale itself is the story of three wayward young men who discover gold under a tree. They plan to split it among themselves but, as a result of greed, end up killing each other. "Thus these two murderers received their due, so did the traitorous prisoner too" (144). Once again, the pardoner preaches about avarice and, once again, he sells the relics. "Dearly beloved, God forgive you sin. My holy pardon frees you all of this. Provided you make the right approaches, gold rings and silver broaches" (145). The Pardoner is attempting to make the pilgrims feel guilty about their love for money so that they will in turn, ask for pardon, and provide him with financial donations. This behavior is ironic because the Pardoner himself admits to being extremely greedy and guilty of avarice. "I preach for nothing but greed of gain" (129). In the tale that the Pardoner tells, the disastrous effects of greed are visualized because that greed eventually leads to the death of three men. It is likely that the Pardoner included this in the tale in order to scare the other pilgrims by making them think that avarice will only bring disorder and death. Indirectly, he is attempting to convince them that if they do not receive absolution for their sins that they will end up dead like those three men. This tale is just another way for the manipulative Pardoner to trick people into giving them money for sins that they did not even commit.

rologue in which the he repeats a phrase stating that avarice is the root of all evil (128). But, immediately after he utters this sermon about the dangers of greed, he begins to sell relics. The Pard

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