Introduction To The Pardoner's Tale

Question 0

‘but I moot thinke/Upon som honest thing while that I drinke.’

Answer 0

Liminal state is emerging
Rhyming couplet: displacement of thinking (mutually exclusive) leaves a lasting impression of the P (subtle revelation of the P - has to think before telling a story)
It’s revealed later that the P only ever preaches one sermon, thus it is evident that he only had to pause because he wanted an excuse to have a drink

Question 1

‘I wol bothe drinke, and eten of a cake.’

Answer 1

Sin of gluttony - prioritisation of physical desires and indulgences over religious purity.