In the Middle Ages, there was a man named Thomas A’ Becket, who rose to great power under the rule of his friend King Henry II. Henry appointed Thomas in order to gain the upper hand in disputes with the Pope and Catholic Church. Thomas would go against Henry which infuriated him. Henry accidentally ordered for Thomas to be killed, leading to the corruption of the Catholic Church and Thomas becoming a martyr. In The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, a group of people embark on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas A Becket. To pass the time, the pilgrims on the journey have a storytelling competition that was to be judged by the host. One story told during the storytelling competition was The Pardoner’s Tale, told by the Pardoner. The
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The rioters display arrogance in lines 93-98 when one of the rioters says,
“Here, chaps! The three of us together now,/ Hold up your hands, like me, and we’ll be brothers/ In this affair, and each defend the others,/ And we will kill this traitor Death, I say!/ Away with him as he has made away/ With all our friends. God’s dignity! Tonight!” The rioters are under the impression that they can defeat Death. They neglect to take into account that Death has defeated tons of people before them. Despite the fact that Death is much stronger than them, the rioters are so haughty that they think they can defeat it. The rioters’ lack of modesty is one reason why they received their …show more content…
The rioters are terribly rude to the old man in lines 108-116 when the pardoner says, “When they had gone not fully half a mile,/ Just as they were about to cross a stile,/ They came upon a very old man/ Who humbly greeted them and thus began,/ ‘God look to you, my lords, and give you quiet!’/ To which the proudest of these men of riot/ Gave back the answer, ‘What, old fool? Give place!/ Why are you all wrapped up except your face?/ Why live so long? Isn’t it time to die?” The proudest of the men speaks to the old man in an extremely ill-mannered way. The three drunkards treat the man in such a way because they believe he is so old that he should be dead. The way that the men treat others is just another reason supporting the argument that they received their due. The last and most important reason that the three rioters deserved to die is due to their greediness. In lines 280-290 the pardoner describes the three rioters succumbing to
The rioters display arrogance in lines 93-98 when one of the rioters says,
“Here, chaps! The three of us together now,/ Hold up your hands, like me, and we’ll be brothers/ In this affair, and each defend the others,/ And we will kill this traitor Death, I say!/ Away with him as he has made away/ With all our friends. God’s dignity! Tonight!” The rioters are under the impression that they can defeat Death. They neglect to take into account that Death has defeated tons of people before them. Despite the fact that Death is much stronger than them, the rioters are so haughty that they think they can defeat it. The rioters’ lack of modesty is one reason why they received their …show more content…
The rioters are terribly rude to the old man in lines 108-116 when the pardoner says, “When they had gone not fully half a mile,/ Just as they were about to cross a stile,/ They came upon a very old man/ Who humbly greeted them and thus began,/ ‘God look to you, my lords, and give you quiet!’/ To which the proudest of these men of riot/ Gave back the answer, ‘What, old fool? Give place!/ Why are you all wrapped up except your face?/ Why live so long? Isn’t it time to die?” The proudest of the men speaks to the old man in an extremely ill-mannered way. The three drunkards treat the man in such a way because they believe he is so old that he should be dead. The way that the men treat others is just another reason supporting the argument that they received their due. The last and most important reason that the three rioters deserved to die is due to their greediness. In lines 280-290 the pardoner describes the three rioters succumbing to