Morality and the Relationship Between the Pardoners Prologue and Tale
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Pardoner relishing his lifestyle
- The nonchalance over dishonesty
- Ambiguity is the prevailing sentiment
- The Pardoner's return to his tale
- The Pardoner's use of his own Prologue
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Abstract
Based on his proclaimed 'theme,' Radix malorum est Cupiditas, the pardoner seems a worthy teller of a moral tale, but based on his description of himself and his work, he seems the least able of the pilgrims to truly appreciate morality. His prologue offers a picture of a man completely divorced from the spiritual purpose of his occupation; instead of concerning himself with saving the souls of the congregations to whom he preaches, the pardoner cares only about turning a profit from those willing to make donations to absolve their sins. His knapsack of false relics and questionable papal bulls he parades before his fellow pilgrims, informing them of how he takes advantage of guileless peasants and tricks them into trusting him with their salvation by showing off the relics and flaunting Latin rhetoric during his sermons. One can hardly expect a true moral tale from a man so consumed by avarice, yet his tale seems to preach against the very sin he has so wholeheartedly embraced.
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