We began the lesson all by creating our own Pardoner's Tale, Here is mine:
It was the third of September
That day I always remember
The rain came flooding down
As we ventured through the holy town
I always said the journey had to put you to the test
To prove the Lord you are worthy to be blessed
The weather was harsh but I prevailed
When others gave up and their spirits failed
The we went on to read the introduction to The Pardoner's Tale, which was about the Host commenting on the previous tale told by the Doctor. I have uploaded an audio video of The Prologue below so you can hear again just how it should sound.
In the prologue a lot of things are revealed about the Pardoner, for example the fact that "in chirches whan I preche, I peyne me to han an hauteyn speche" meaning he tries to impose upon people when he preaches even though we know Pardoner's aren't meant to teach the word of God.
The Pardoner does try to make himself out to be more important than he is by flashing his "Bulles" ( church documents) supposedly to make others think he is licensed to preach, but then he goes on to talk of the relics he has for sale which "as wenen they echoon ( they all believe )" to be real, suggesting he tricks people out of their money for false relics.
The Homework for this lesson was to read the rest of the Pardoner's prologue and answer the questions on pages 20 & 22 in the Text book.
Great Use of the space bar! I agree with what you say about the pardoner making himself more important than he is. "Flashing his Bulles"
ReplyDeletePretty good man, I think the quotes you picked out were key in making us aware of the pardoners character, I like the way you added in the part about him flashing around the "bulles" because that is a key part in the pardoners reassurance not only to his audiences trust; but also a personal reassurance for his sense of self importance.
ReplyDeletenice job man.
I agree with them ^ very informative
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