Pardoner's Tale Questions

3 September 2022
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What does the Pardoner tell us in his prologue that is unexpected?
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He tells us the theme before he even begins the story
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What is the theme of his of his tale?
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"Greed is the root to all evil"
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What did the three rioters see as they were drinking in the tavern?
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Funeral procession
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Who is being buried?
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One of their old friends
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What did the boy's mother warn his about?
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Plague has taken many lives and he should be ready to face death at any time
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What did the three friends decide to do?
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To search for death and kill him
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How might their drinking have affected their judgment?
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Would have realized that death was not a real person and would have felt invincible
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How is the old man's behavior different from the rioters?
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Nice, respectable, treats them kindly whereas they are rude and disrespectable to him
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Why does the old man want to die?
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He cant find anyone to exchange their youth for his old age so its time to die
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What is the old man's complaint about their treatment of him?
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Supposed to treat elders with respect and one day they'll be old and want to be treated with respect unlike they are to him
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What do the rioters accuse the old man of being?
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A spy for death
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Where does the old man tell them they will find death?
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Under an oak tree in the grove
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What do the rioters find underneath the tree?
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8 bushel baskets full of coins
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What plan does one of the rioters propose?
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Wait to move it at night, draw lots to go get food and drink, other two will stay behind to guard money
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Who wins the draw?
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Youngest
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How do the two friends plan to kill the third?
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One will play wrestle while the other pull the dagger and stabs him and they will both stab him so they cant be blamed because they are equally guilty
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What idea does the devil put into the young man's mind?
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To put poison in the food and keep all the money
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Why does the devil have influence over the young man?
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He's drunk and he has already stole
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What does the young man ask the druggist to give him and what reason does he give for needing it?
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Poison to kill rats and a polecat
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What does the young man do with the poison?
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Puts it in 2 of the 3 bottles of wine
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What happens to the young man when he returns to the tree?
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They kill him as planned and then drink the wine and die
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What does the Pardoner say the young men "received their due"?
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Because they all plan to kill each other and that is a sin
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Why does the Pardoner remind the pilgrims that they may die at any time?
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So that they would give them money for pardon and indulgences