The Tale of Forgiveness from Chaucer's Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer is a structured novel that begins with the narrator securing twenty traveling companions at an inn. They all go to Canterbury to pay homage to a saint. Along the way, these colorful individuals decide to make the journey more bearable by organizing a storytelling competition. Each will tell a story on the way to Canterbury and a story on the way back. The winner will be chosen by the accompanying hostel. Unfortunately, it seems that Chaucer was never able to finish the novel, so there is only one story for each character. However, he does a wonderful job of painting a vivid picture with each description of the characters and their stories. Although most of them are well portrayed, the best developed character is that of the Pardoner. He sells the Church's forgiveness to people who have sinned and seek absolution. He also preaches against sins, mainly greed. Ironically, in the prologue to his story, he admits to being guilty of this sin and is very proud of it. His story is also about greed; in it, Death takes three greedy men to their early graves. By observing Chaucer's description of the Pardoner, the Pardoner's own confessions about himself, and his history, one can observe how these are all apt characterizations of the Pardoner. The general prologue establishes the structure under which the novel will develop. The narrator meets his new companions and describes each of them, some in more detail than others. When he begins to write about the Pardoner, he talks about his physical appearance. "In droplets, his locks fell behind his head to his shoulders which...... middle of paper ......ide, but inside, too. He sells pardons to purify the souls of sins and carries "sacred relics" in his bag to show them to people who will pay to see them. In the prologue to the Pardoner's Tale, he admits to being a hypocrite preaching against sin while being a sinner himself; He also confesses his detachment from his congregation; he doesn't care how such a large contribution of money will leave them in financial ruin, as long as he has the money. The opposite of his personality It's about three men who are punished by God for being greedy, gluttonous, and overall sinful Yet it still fits the character of the Pardoner because of how he is used: to make people feel guilty. and giving money to the Pardoner Overall, even though the Pardoner is one of the worst human beings in the novel, he is indeed the most fascinating...