2. 1. Avarice: too great a desire for wealth 2. Abominable: disgusting; hateful 3. Superfluity: excess 4. Grisly: terrifying 5. Adversary: enemy 6. Pallor: paleness 7. Prudent: careful; cautious 8. Transcend: exceed; surpass 9. Credentials: evidence of a person’s position 10. Absolve: forgive; make free from blame

3. Latin for “money is the root of all evil” Pardoner’s Tale preaches about the evils of GREED or AVERICE An example of an EXEMPLUM; a story that teaches a moral lesson Is IRONIC because the Pardoner himself is greedy beyond belief and takes advantage of people to make money

4. Member of the CLERGY Duty is to grant people INDULGENCES for their sins INDULGENCES were like “get out of jail free” cards; by receiving them, one would one be forgiven their sins and be punished less when they die INDULGENCES were not meant to be sold; however, greedy and corrupt members of the clergy sold them to make money

5. Very good preacher; is good at convincing people they are sinners and are going to suffer when they die People buy into his sermons and want to buy relics and indulgences He, however, is a hypocrite because he’s stealing, lying, and taking money from people

6. The Three Rioters = Protagonists Death = Antagonist The old man in a Flat Character

7. 1. Name one of the sins the Pardoner claims to commit. 2. Define “Exemplum”. 3. What’s “avarice”? 4. What are “indulgences”? 5. Who are the three main characters in the Pardoner’s Tale? 6. What’s blasphemy? 7. What’s ironic about the Pardoner’s Tale? 8. What are “credentials”? 9. What does “pallor” mean? 10. What was the goal of the Three Rioters when we left off yesterday?