Examples Of Corruption In The Pardoner's Tale

Who pardons the Pardoner of his sins as he does the people he robs of their hard earned money? Is stealing only a sin due upon peasants, or is this simply just another example of hypocrisy within the Christian church. When one combines greed and religion a dark sort of alchemy begins to form known today as corruption. A plague that not only overwhelmed those of the past, but is also creeping its way into society yet again. In “The Pardoner’s Tale” a corrupt clergyman tells of how he recites stories in order to make money off of the already poverty stricken peasants. The Pardoner tells stories to get silver and build his ego from bamboozling the peasants, whereas the peasants would be frightened and gain freedom from responsibility to a degree. To begin, the Pardoner tricks the peasants into paying him to get out of going to hell instead of having to worry about not making the list to get in. However small the fee, it was still a lot for the peasants to just fork over. Many times giving up their lives achievements for a chance at a decent afterlife. Although the Pardoner charged them for

Although greed controls the world and the actions of the political power houses, it all started with the greed of the church, cheating people out of their hard earned money for their own profits. The Pardoner addresses his greed, ”‘But let me briefly make my purpose plain;/ I preach for nothing but for greed of gain’” (lines 41-42). The Pardoner boldly says this, coming off almost whimsically amused at his ability to get away with such treachery. He knows his wrongs and courageously accepts the fact that he will take anybody’s hard earned money, no matter what false hope he needs to give. The Pardoner tells a tale of three men who come across money and then end up plotting against each