The three men truly believe that they will get the gold, but that is definitely not what pans out. Chaucer’s use of situational irony proves that where there is greed there is evil. Dramatic irony plays a vital role in “The Pardoner’s Tale” when the watchman unveils, “I’ll put my dagger through his back/ While you and he are struggling, as in game” (Chaucer 130). The audience learns in the next paragraph that the young man plans to kill the watchmen as well. Dramatic irony is extremely effective due to the fact that the audience knows that all three men will die while no one gets the gold. This further proves that greed is evil, and that no one is safe from it. Chaucer uses three types of irony throughout “The Pardoner’s Tale” to prove the pardoner’s hypocrisy, as well as to show the readers that not only does he put up a front, but Chaucer believes that the pardoner’s greed is the reason he his
The three men truly believe that they will get the gold, but that is definitely not what pans out. Chaucer’s use of situational irony proves that where there is greed there is evil. Dramatic irony plays a vital role in “The Pardoner’s Tale” when the watchman unveils, “I’ll put my dagger through his back/ While you and he are struggling, as in game” (Chaucer 130). The audience learns in the next paragraph that the young man plans to kill the watchmen as well. Dramatic irony is extremely effective due to the fact that the audience knows that all three men will die while no one gets the gold. This further proves that greed is evil, and that no one is safe from it. Chaucer uses three types of irony throughout “The Pardoner’s Tale” to prove the pardoner’s hypocrisy, as well as to show the readers that not only does he put up a front, but Chaucer believes that the pardoner’s greed is the reason he his