Pardoners Tale Essay Geoffrey Chaucer

One major transformation that takes place between the two texts is the setting, the pardoners tale doesn’t mention much of the setting other then the mention of Flanders in the first line, so the tale derives much of its richness from its setting in t5he wider context of the pilgrimage, which is the group of pilgrims from all ranks and classes travelling together to a shrine in Canterbury. The lack of setting allows Chaucer to better detail the social and religious evils of late 14th century England, such as the hypocritical pardoner, he preaches about the evils of avarice but he himself is guilty of this sin as he uses pardoning as an excuse to get money off people to satisfy his own greed and avarice, a quote from the text that reinforces this argument is quoted by the pardoner himself “to be avaunced by ypocrisy” this quote shows the pardoner admitting to be a hypocrite and a phony. Whilst the film a simple plan is set in an unnamed, isolated rural town in modern America. The film opens with snowy landscapes and this remains the main background throughout the movie. The setting gives universality to the town and shows the audience that something like this can happen anywhere to anyone, the setting allows the audience to focus on the actual characters as opposed to a fancy background. There is also the recurring motifs of crows and a fox this signifies death and the killings that are about to take place, the setting also highlights the moral decay of the characters and gives the audience a sense that no matter how long hank lives for he will forever be stuck in winter. A quote to reinforce hanks moral decay is quoted as he speaks in past tense after everything has already happened “my father once told me what it takes for a man to be happy, simple things wife he loves, decent job and friends and neighbours who respect him, “i was a happy man” this quote shows hanks regrets towards finding the money and for all the bad decisions he made.
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