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Seven Deadly Sins In The Pardoner's Tale

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There are seven deadly sins which is the divine law of the Heavens. The seven deadly sins there is are: Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed and Sloth. Obviously, in The Pardoner’s Tale, Chaucer uses all of those sins in his story but the main one he focuses on is greed. The Pardoner’s Tale focuses on the characters on how determined they get to have what they desire.and not realizing the effects of their sin. As a result, they are left with depriving themselves of salvation. To begin with, the pardoner admits to them “I preach no sermon, save for covetousness.” (Pardoner 105) meaning he only cares about money. In the tale, three friends begin their journey to murder death and during their journey an old man lead them to a great
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