The Pardoner is greedy, you can tell by the way he can take money from people who need it more than he does. He takes money from poor women with starving children without batting an eye. He convinces them that by giving him money they will be forgiven of their sins “ I mean to have money, wool and cheese and wheat /Though it were given me by the poorest lad /Or poorest village widow, though she had /A string of starving children all agape.” (44 - 47 Pardoner’s Tale). This shows that the Pardoner has no remorse …show more content…
“There was no pardoner of equal grace, /For in his trunk he had a pillow-case /Which he asserted was Our Lady’s veil. /He said he had a gobbet of the sail /Saint Peter had the time when he made bold /To walk the waves, till Jesu Christ took hold.” (713 -718 Canterbury Tales). These are some of the relics that he claims to have. The Cook is untrustworthy in a way as well. However, not as badly as the Pardoner. The Cook may have contaminated some of the food he serves with the ulcer on his leg. You can not trust that the Cook will keep the food clean and untouched.
The pardoner is very good at manipulation. He manipulates people into giving him their money in exchange for forgiveness. He obviously can not even grant the forgiveness because he does not even care about the people he is taking the money from. He is only interested in having fine things for himself. He can even manipulate the church “ by his flatteries and prevarication /Made monkeys of the priest and congregation.”(725 - 726 Canterbury Tales). He can make the church do as he wishes. The pardoner seems to have everyone wrapped around his sinful fingers. The Cook has not manipulated anyone. He has no need to. All he has to do is make good tasting food, and he