pardoner's tale Flashcards
the pardoner’s sin
greed, gluttony
and thus i preach against the very vice
I make my living out of —-avaricee
irony
preaching against his own sin
a yokel mind loves stories from of old
accusing them of being stupid
what did the widow have
a string of starving children
he’s killed a thousand in the present plague
death- black plague
the clergy is
crumpled
the pardoner’s tale is about _____ who are where
rioters in a tavern before the morning bell
who is the speaker’s mother
earth
what does pallor mean
an unhealthy pale apperance
what does the young man accuse the old man of
being a spy for death to kill the young ones
florins
coins
what did they decide to do with the gold
wait till night and draw lots to see who goes to town to fetch bread and wine
what does to keep things dark mean
in secret
who drew the biggest lot
the youngest one
what does parley mean
discussion
what did the two who stayed behind decide to do
kill the younger one so they could get more gold
what is perdition
hell; damnation
what did the young man think to do while in town
buy poison to kill the other two
what did the young man tell the apothecary
i have rats to call and a polecat
what happened when the young man got back
they killed the younger one and then drank the poison and died
who is the pardoner addressing
dear beloved, God forgive your sin
And keep you from the vice of avarice!
the rest of the pilgrims
what is a leech
physician
what does this mean
for instance –we are all at fortune’s beck–
Your horse may throw you down and break your neck
the pilgrims could die at any second
who does the pardoner call out at the end
the host
