19th Octorber 2010...
Within this lesson we analyse the representation of death in the pardoners tale. Discussing how death is not only a retrabution for the wicked sinners but also takes a form of a character in the tale.
Death is personified, it is a supernatural horror that is established within the journey of the tale. The idea of a “theif called death” stealing the souls of men may disrupt the modern audience, as they are not used to seeing world such metaphorical terms, but this was a device that Chaucer uses in order outline social myths. Despite his graphic descriptions of the horrible physical effects of gluttony and drunkeness, and his outraged tone, the pardoner in his long triade against sin from lines 199 - 373 only once mentions death as direct consequence of commiting a sin. He says as an aside that manslaughter (307) can resulting from the gambling, when people fight over the disputed result of a game or bet. The pardoner never directly mentions the outcome of the other sin he’s decribed as being fatal.
(Thesis statement:)- Death is personified, it is presented in order to manipulate the readers through the notions of fear and social morals.
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ReplyDeletei like the way you linked death to a thief, great source of information too!! I wonder where you got it from ^_^
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ReplyDeletegreat blog georgina, I like the thief link. I also like the retrabution thing.
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ReplyDeletei like the fact that you suggest the pardoner never actually suggested death is punishment
Death is an important aspect in the tale...I like that bit that death is not only a retrabution for the sinners but also a character!
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