Refer to the Canterbury Tales presentation sheet (Part Two) for additional info.
Complete all eight questions below for tomorrow; use lines to support answers as much as possible. Please be sure your answers are in complete sentences.
1. How does the prologue (lines 1-40) fit into the frame story?
2. How does the story shift between frame story and tale?
3. What direct characterization information does Chaucer offer from the Pardoner's own comments about himself (pp. 131-132, lines 1-40)?
4. What indirect characterization info. is offered in Chaucer's general description of the pardoner in the general prologue (pp. 123-124, lines 689-734)?
5. How are sarcasm and satire used or intended here by Chaucer?
6. How is it ironic that the pardoner is telling a tale about greed?
7. What specific word choices by Chaucer have an impact on your interpretation of the pardoner as a character?
8. What questions does Chaucer leave unanswered about the pardoner?
