If greed is truly the root of all evil then even the sweetest of people will surely burn in hell. In 1475, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a series of poems called “The Canterbury Tales” that each came from a different view of life. Each poem comes from a different perspective and each person brings a new concept and vice to the reader’s attention. The reader will be able to understand the making and qualities of the Pardoner and his tale. In “The Pardoner’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer the use of dramatic irony is extremely prominent to encourage the readers to be aware of the looking glass self.
The internal struggle of good and evil has been evident in humanity since the beginning of recorded history. The pardoner himself is the epitome of the battle between good and evil as he tells a story with the repeated concept that “greed is the root of all evil”. This is all ironic because while his job is to pardon people of their sins he does this by getting people to buy falsely “ancient” relics and he teaches sermons on the topic that greed is evil. “He has perfected this sermon not only from frequent repetition but also because, as he acknowledges, he is himself the epitome of avarice, so he understands the sin from within, so to speak” (Dean). Each tale was to …show more content…
The pardoner was a man filled with greed and discontent for everything and everyone including himself. Chaucer showed this several times throughout the pardoner’s prologue and through the telling of his tale with the use of dramatic irony. It is the same today with all of these quickly rising stars. This modern generation is quick to place a person on a pedestal without truly looking at who they are. Although Chaucer and the pardoner would like for the reader to believe that they are smarter than the unknowing crowd it seems that the majority does not realize that they are already in the
The internal struggle of good and evil has been evident in humanity since the beginning of recorded history. The pardoner himself is the epitome of the battle between good and evil as he tells a story with the repeated concept that “greed is the root of all evil”. This is all ironic because while his job is to pardon people of their sins he does this by getting people to buy falsely “ancient” relics and he teaches sermons on the topic that greed is evil. “He has perfected this sermon not only from frequent repetition but also because, as he acknowledges, he is himself the epitome of avarice, so he understands the sin from within, so to speak” (Dean). Each tale was to …show more content…
The pardoner was a man filled with greed and discontent for everything and everyone including himself. Chaucer showed this several times throughout the pardoner’s prologue and through the telling of his tale with the use of dramatic irony. It is the same today with all of these quickly rising stars. This modern generation is quick to place a person on a pedestal without truly looking at who they are. Although Chaucer and the pardoner would like for the reader to believe that they are smarter than the unknowing crowd it seems that the majority does not realize that they are already in the