Pardoner's Tale
The Pardoner of Geoffrey Chaucer's, The Canterbury Tales, is undeniably a greedy hypocritical man. He constantly preaches that radix malorum est Cupiditas, or greed is the root of all evil. Yet, he eventually admits that he is greedy and basically cheats people out of their money. Obviously, the Pardoner does not see much fault in his wrongdoings because " Jesu Christ...grant(s) pardon and relieve(s) you of sin." (257) He also finds that his "antics are a joy to see." (243) He claims that "anyone in the church guilty of sin (needs his) relics (to) acquit themselves of blame." (242) Yet, in the end, he could care less about what actually happens to them, whether they are relieved of sin or "blackberrying for all (he) care(s)." (243) At the end of the day, the Pardoner is satisfied as long as he has his pockets full of money.
posted by Skukura W. @ 9:16 PM
4 Comments:
Hi!
Your Paragraph is really great! I feel it was really clear and well thought out. As a suggestion, I think you should add some of the quotes at the beginning of the paragraph because you have so many great ones at the end and middle. I also feel that your topic sentence is amazing. It describes exactly who the pardoner is in a very small amount of words. I also enjoy your choice of words within your paragraph.
Skukura- I think that you are an amazing writer. I though that you used wonderful adjectives to describe the pardoner. I also loved the quotes and thought they helped describe him. I agree with Gaby. Great job!! If I hadn't read the story, I would really have an image of who he was.
Skukura, your paragraph is nicely stated and well thought out. Your quotes are very well chosen and support your points. One word of advice is to make your thesis a bit more clear but in general you did a very nice job. Your writing flows and the quotes are woven into the sentences really well with clear and thoughtful explaination. Great job!!
First off, I think that the quotes you have are well-chosen, and they illustrate the points put forth in your thesis. The thesis itself is a wee bit unclear, but the point still gets across. It seems like you explanations are at the beginning of the paragraph (sentences 2, 3, 4) and the quotes are at the end. Evening out the mix might make your analysis a little stronger. Overall, though, a fine job.
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