Who are the pilgrims in Canterbury Tales?

Pilgrims

• The Knight- Is the first pilgrim that Chaucer describes in the prologue.
• The Narrator- He is gregarious and naive.
• The Wife of Bath- She has been married five times and had many affairs when she was younger.
• The Pardoner- Collects profits for himself.
• The Miller- Has a wart on his nose and a big mouth.

What new sin does greed lead the youngest rioter contemplate?

Greed leads to the rioters into plotting the murder of the third, youngest rioter.

What finally happens to the rioters How does it happen?

What finally happens to the rioters? How does this happen? They all plot to kill each other so the other can have all the gold to himself. Death ends up killing them.

What do the three rioters swear to do?

The three rioters swear to kill Death. The gold under the tree will lead to the deaths of thee three rioters, so in a sense, death is under the tree.

Why does the Pardoner admit that he preaches?

Why does the Pardoner admit that he preaches to make a personal profit? In medieval times, people were keenly aware of the seven deadly sins: pride, avarice, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth. These would bring spiritual death and eternal damnation unless the sinner confessed and obtained pardon.

What does the old man call my mother’s Gate?

“In this affair and death defend the others and we will kill this traitor death, I say! Away with him as he has made with all our friends. God’s dignity!” 6. Explain who the old man calls Mother and what he calls “my mother’s gate” (lines 124-137) He calls earth mother and calls the grave the mothers gate.

What are the 3 rioters doing at the beginning of the story?

At the beginning of the Pardoner’s Tale, we meet three party boys who spend all their time in the taverns, drinking, gambling, and whoring around. The Three Rioters see a corpse go by one day and learn that it is the body of a friend of theirs, killed by Death.

What passes by the rioters that catches their attention?

The rioters are drinking. A coffin passing by captures their attention.

How do the rioters treat the old man when they first meet him?

In “The Pardoner’s Tale,” how do the rioters treat the old man when they first meet him? With contempt and disrespect. Greed is the root of all evil. An exemplum is a brief story told to illustrate a moral point or to support an argument.

What does the poor old man symbolize in the Pardoner’s Tale?

What do you think the poor old man symbolizes and why? He symbolizes death because he sends the three men to look for death to an oak tree where they find gold and ultimately die. Death is personified as a thief that pierces the heart of his victims.

What does he demand the old man tell them before he can go?

The rioters demand that the old man tell them where Death is. He directs them to a grove, and he says that Death is at the foot an oak tree in that grove.

How many pilgrims are in the Canterbury Tales?

31 pilgrims

How does the old man characterize himself?

How does the old man characterize himself? A. they are little rude punks ‘why haven’t you died with. Neither death nor the ground will take him, and no-one will trade him for his age.