He goes on to relate how he stands like a clergy at the pulpit, and preaches against avarice but to gain the congregation's money he doesn't care for the correction of sin or for their souls. The Pardoner says to the pilgrims that by these tricks he has acquired a considerable sum of money of £100 a year. He that his hand wol putte in this mitayn, He shal have multipliyng of his greyn, (lines 373–374)īut he will warn that any person that "hath doon synne horrible" will not be able to benefit from these relics. He explains that his false credentials consist of official letters from high-ranking church officials and a superficial use of a few Latin words then he will produce some "relics", and claim that among them is a bone which has miraculous powers when dipped into a well and a mitten for which: He says that his "theme"-biblical text for a sermon-is Radix malorum est cupiditas ("Greed is the root of evils" 1 Timothy 6.10). However, rather than an apology for his vices, the Pardoner boasts of his duping of his victims, for whom he has nothing but contempt. The prologue takes the form of a literary confession in the same manner as The Wife of Bath's Prologue. However, the pilgrims-aware of pardoners' notoriety for telling lewd tales and in anticipation of hearing something objectionable -voice their desire for no ribaldry, but instead want a moral tale. The Host then asks the Pardoner to "telle us som myrthe or japes right anon".
… but I have triacle, Or elles a draughte of moyste and corny ale, Or but I heere anon a myrie tale, Myn herte is lost for pitee of this mayde. The invitation for the Pardoner to tell a tale comes after the Host declares his dissatisfaction with the depressing tale, and declares: The Physician's Tale is a harrowing tale about a judge who plots with a "churl " to abduct a beautiful young woman rather than allow her to be raped, her father beheads her. How do the pilgrims decide who will begin the storytelling? The draw straws, the shortest straw tells the first story.In the order of The Canterbury Tales, the Pardoner's Prologue and Tale are preceded by The Physician's Tale. What will the winner receive? The host will join the group and serve as the judge. How will the host decide the winner Canterbury Tales? Chaucer decides to create the character of the pardoner to prove his point. Chaucer wants to attack the church’s hypocrisy. The Church is the first institution that Chaucer attacks using satire in The Canterbury Tales. In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer uses satire to attack the Church, the Patriarchy, and the Nobility. Who does Chaucer satirize in The Canterbury Tales? What do lines 781-803 suggest about his character? He is a very polite, considerate gentleman. How do you think the narrator feels about the host? The narrator really admires the host, and thinks he is a very striking, wise, generous man. What the Host describes is a tale-telling game, in which each pilgrim shall tell two tales on the way to Canterbury, and two more on the way home whoever tells the tale ‘of best sentence and moost solas’ shall have supper at the cost of all of the other pilgrims, back at the Inn, once the pilgrimage returns from … What do you learn about the host in these lines How do you think the narrator feels about the host? What is the game that the host suggests the pilgrims play?
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A free dinner at the Tabard paid for by all the other pilgrims is the prize. What competition does the Host propose? What is the prize for the winner? Storytelling to and from Canterbury. What does the host propose as a prize for the best storyteller? The point of this is that the telling of the tales will help to pass the time on the long journey. The Host’s plan is that each pilgrim will tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two more on the way back to London. What is the host proposal in Canterbury Tales? Supposedly pious religious figures are shown to be corrupt and greedy just underneath the surface.
The Nun’s Priest’s tale satirizes courtly love by putting chivalry in the setting of a barnyard. The social satire that the Host sets up in the General Prologue continues throughout the tales that the pilgrims tell. There is a punishment for anyone who complains about his decision and a reward for the best tale. What plan for the group does the host propose? The host decides that everyone will tell a story on the way there and the way back. In Middle England, The Host belonged to the “Elite” because he was an innkeeper.
He establishes the main frame narrative of the Tales, since he is the one who proposes the tale-telling game and sets the rules that it will follow. The Host at the Tabard Inn, Harry Bailly, is a jolly, lively tavern-keeper.
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