“The Pardoner’s Tale” One might assume that the person telling the story has a lot to do with the story they're telling. This is the case in the Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales." In the tale of "The Pardoner's", the voice tells a tale dealing with his famous preach; "Radix malorum est Cupiditas." In English, "The root of all evil is Greed." An ironic distinction can be made with what a "Pardoner" is known …showed first 75 words of 454 total…

…showed last 75 words of 454 total…a “Pardoner” is know to be, the character (the voice/Pardoner), and the tale that he tells. “Pardoner’s” are known to take advantage of generous people. Which is what the character of the Pardoner admits to doing. With that he shows himself as being greedy and a hypocrite, which are the main traits portrayed in the tale. Ironic how Chaucer wrote in a good message and at the same time made it seem interesting.