Greed In The Pardoner's Tale

During the middle ages, there were different significant of people in different status at the time. You either rich or poor or you’re healthy or sick.The Black Plague was a massive destruction and a lot of people during the middle ages suffered/died from this deadly disease. Once contracted, the chance of death is significantly high. “The Pardoner’s Tale”, by Chaucer, centralizes around the Plague,Poverty,and Greed. During the Black Death,Chaucer tells the story that shows greed, the poverty,the plague and how the story is filled with dark depressions days. Chaucer did an outstanding job writing this story full of suspense and surprises between our characters like the chaucer, the 3 drunk men, and the old wise man who blesses them but did not listen to him at all. During the dark ages, the plague was happening and shows how people during the time were like,the poor with kind hearts and nice to everyone, while the some of the rich are careless,thoughtless, and greed for their life and money. …show more content…
In the text, the pardoner preaches his living and his tales, however he lives with death and greed during the black plague. Chaucer, a member of the clergy who had power given by the pope to forgive people their sins and grant indulgences. However, Chaucer used his power as for granted, keeping money instead of giving it back to the church. “Greed of gain”, shows by fooling the poor because of his power and making his money out from the poor. Chaucer telling his tales and drinking his wine/liquor of grape that ‘keep Jolly wench in every town.” Chaucer made his “living out of avarice”, knows he has powers to forgive sins, while he is a sinner himself. Chaucer, a highly untrustworthy character with the work of the devil using his own avarice of scams that actually worked on the poor and preaches on