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Examples Of Situational Irony In The Pardoner's Tale

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The Pardoner’s tale consists of multiple examples of irony, this includes verbal, dramatic and situational irony. The Pardoner is described as the least virtuous character on the pilgrimage which is odd because he is a member of the church. Chaucer created the Pardoner to serve as a representation of the corruption in the church during the medieval time period. The Pardoner’s tale is very memorable because there is not just irony seen in the tale itself, but there is also irony seen between the Pardoner and the tale he tells. Situational irony is when the opposite of what one believes will happen occurs. The reason why there is situational irony is because the Pardoner is a member of the clergy and he is the most immortal character. The
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