The Canterbury Tales: "The Pardoner & # 39; s Tale" and Death

Regardless of how it is used. It is a general theme through. It is a general theme through. In "The Pardoner" # 39 "s Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer, the Pardoner ports death as a character, symbolism as well as this subject, as well, this skillfully weaves all three characteristics together in one short story. , and a theme to support his sermons about sin.

The three riots wonder who it is, and one asks a servant "as the theme through" the pardoner 's Tale. "From the beginning, death is introduced when a funeral procession carrying a corpse goes by outside the tavern. The boy lets them know it is the body of one of their friends, slain by Death (672-677). The sudden death of the friend shows how even a man A further reference to death in the story is from the old man the rioters come upon while wisdom in the can vipage can be wiped out as referred to lines 686 through 688. No one is safe from everthing dying. He wants to die, and dramatically claims he knocks on the earth, praying, "Leeve Mooder! Leet me in!" (731), but he still lives on his old age. The three young men continue on, and eventually succumb to death as well. From the corpse being transported by, to the final death of the three rioters, it is obvious tha t death eventually comes to all. Through the Pardoner & # 39; s sermons, it seems he feels this statement is true due to the sins man allowing himself to live.

The Pardoner interrupts his story with a sermon on the vices of gluttony, drunkness, gambling, and swearing. In each, he continues the theme of death by alluding to it to every sin. Gluttony is a sin of over indulgence, where the "I'm afraid that I am afraid that I am afraid that you are not aware of it." The stomach and meat are referred to the sermon, supposedly in a quote of the apostle Paul: "& # 39; Mete unto wombe and wombe eek unto mete: / God destroyen bothe, (522-523) stressing that both the stomach and meat are destroyed by way, "he that haunteth swiche delices / Is deed whil that he lyveth in tho vices," (547-548) meaning those Connections to death are also made by drunkness as the Pardoner tells about Attila the Hun and his death, saying he was found "Deyde in his sleepe with shame and dishonour, / Bledynge ay at his nose in dronkenesse "(579-580), so His excess of drinking led to his death. The references to death in regards to gambling and sweating are less intense, but still present by alluding to gambling being the "verray mooder" of several sins including manslaughter (591-593), and claims that "homycide" (657) All these are warnings told by the Pardoner in the Canterbury Tales to his traveling campanions, supported by the actions of the young men in the story.

The barman tells them death "In this contree al peple sleeth" (676), letting them know The barman goes on to tell them he calls "it is necessaryarie / for to beware of swich an adversarie" (681-682) and that "to be avysed greet wysdom it was, / Er that [Deeth] dide a man a dishonor "(690-691). This warning did not exist in this ___ ___ ___ ___ 0 When they encounter the old man on the road and pester him to tell them where to find find Death, he also warns them by beseeching, "God save yow" (766); he knows that since they have decided to find Death, only God can save them. Through this theme, Chaucer uses death also as symbolism in many ways.

The Pardoner 's Tale' representative, as well. Death symbolizes a fear of an early death which all people share. The servant asked about the corpse says he was taught by his mother to "beth redy for to meete hym everemore" (683), because one must always be prepared for any time. The corpse is a strong reminder of that and a direct symbol of unexpected death as he was "yslayn [that nyght] . / For dronke as he sat on his bench upright "(673 - 674), dead while partying that very night, in the prime of life. His life and his drinking end by by Death. Just as death ended his life, it is also a strong symbol for the end to the men & # 39; s leaving the tavern to search out Death, just as many people will end their sinful habits when they know know death will be coming soon. The difference is the riots are actually actually They are their searching they find the gold, "No lenger than after after Deeth they soughte" (772), and forget their oath as their greed taking over. Death is certainly a symbol of endings. Other than death (893-894). Death of their oath, but they also find their own death once they search their own death once they search: "Thus ended that this homycides two / And eek the false empoysonere also" being a symbol itself, there are several elements in the story that symbolize death, as well.

Objects or actions can be symbols of death, either in their significance to it or in their meaning. De no is not the ow tree. under that tree (765), but it also symbolizes greed, which the Pardoner expresses is the mother of manslaughter in his sermon on gambling, which can be considered an extension on greed for money or gold. Through this, the money is a symbol of This death is the most similar to all three make an oath, "This death is the other two betraying and murdering him for the gold. ech of us bicomen oteres brother "(698), to become brothers in their search for death. Satan monitors this permission to toy with their man and make him suffer, "th e feend foond hym in swich lyvynge / That he hadde leve hym to sorwe brynge "(847-848). Since he betrays in his life, he is killed by betrayal. The symbolism in the deaths of the other two is a different kind, explained by the Pardoner during his lecture on drunkness, "For dronkenesse is verray sepulture" (558), meaning drunkness is the true tomb. In the sermon, it is considered the true tomb of man & # 39; s wit and discretion, but in All three of these are symbols of death by being sins that cause death. They are the two of murderers, it is the cause of their death. in spirit in the church "in teachings, and death in the story. In clearly connecting the sins to death in his story, the Pardoner turns his tale into a parable encompassing all the sins he views as the most dangerous and least loved by God. Having such a strong example or symbol of how the si The last symbol of death in "The Pardoner 's Tale" is the old man himself. ns and death are connected strengthens his claims in his sermons.

He tells the young men, "I knokke with my staf bothe erly and late" (730), describing how death is everywhere at every times. He never rests , day or night. He also says, "moot I han myn age stille, / as longe tyme as it is Goddes will" (725-726), explaining that he must keep his old age for as long as it is God & # 39 He gives veiled references to the underworld when he claims the earth is his "moodres gate" (729 Hey threatens the young men, suggesting they might not live as long as they are opened up a grave is born in the afternoon. After telling about himself, he begs leave to go about his way, claiming, "I moot go thider His speech is not lost completely on the young men, because by consider him of connected (749). The barman (755) and say, "thou art oon of his assent / To sleen us yonge folk" (758-759), accusing him of being in league with death to kill the young. and servant boy had warned them that death was a very powerful thief of lives, but they did not listen to such warnings, and so failed to recognize the entreaty for god to save them as a warning.

"The burnan explains to the rioters that death is powerful enough to claim an entire town," They make the combined oath, "we wol sleen" (688), but the young men refuse to listen. They set out to confront Death personally, thinking to avenge their friend and the townsfolk. this false traytour, Deeth! "(699), and travel to find and kill death. They have been died of a heart attack, instead of being killed by a sneaky thief with a spear, they would not not This person identification and the result giving the rioters something to pursue in their drunken state. This person identification and giv producing, gives a more solid feeling When the fact of ethe More people will prepare their real lives in many people will prepare their lives Making the two one and the same forces the companions to consider the consequences of ignoring death and the possibility of the end of their lives.

By depicting death as a theme, symbolism, and as a flesh and blood character, the Pardoner strengthens his arguments made in his sermons on sin and encourages his companions to consider preparations for death and avoidance of sin more carefully. His connections in the story back up his lectures. His reason for this is made, when he ends his story and encourages the other pilgrims to come to him to pardon their sins "for a grote" (945), or for crop which With that in mind, he tells it it is a good thing he is after them since since every moment, any one of them might fall off off his or her horse and break his or her neck. Having just relaxing them may kiss for blessings, and pardons signed by the Pope himself (920-922). Having just told them a story about death and the sins that could lead to death, especially greed, he requests that they open their purses to absolve themselves of sin through his pardons o they may die, if they die while on the pilgrimage, with a clean soul and a clear conscience. The host does not buy in to the Pardoner 's trick, but tells him he will help him carrying his relics so can " However, it is an appropriate response to the Pardoner 's attempt to selling his admittedly fake artifacts, it does not give appropriate tribute to the amount of finesse shown in the tale.