Similarities Between The Prologue And The Pardoner's Tale
In both the Pardoner’s Prologue and the Pardoner’s Tale there are various examples of imagery, in the Pardoner’s Prologue, the host asks the pardoner to tell a funny story to cheer everyone up after the physician’s gloomy tale. The Pardoner describes his lifestyle, revealing his true cynical character. He goes on to state that most sermons come from evil intentions, therefore, he should be able to make money from his audiences even if he is only citing the bible and philosophy to inspire his audience out of greed. On the other hand, the Pardoner’s tale is about three selfish men, who die because of their cupidity. Uniquely, both stories are centered around avarice and death. In both the prologue and the tale there are crucial images of death.