Think about how the Pardoner uses allegory, irony, and personification to tell his story. Find a line to prove this is an allegory - what is the message? Find 2 examples of irony - what purpose does the irony serve? Note that the character of Death is personified.

The pardoner.

Explanation:

-The Pardoner tells his moral stories not to help sinners but to help himself. He's greedy and wishes to scare people into buying his indulgences and relics.  

-The Pardoner tells a sermon about greed, and his sole motive is greed. The topic itself makes poor people more willing to give up their money. His ulterior motive in choosing this topic is a sign of his corruption

to leave the reader thinking and wandering on their own. without a resolution we are clueless to what happens next, and why it does. it may even cause suspension with the reader.

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