The Pardoner’s Tale
TASK: ANALYZE A MORALITY TALE, LINK
THE CHARACTER TO THE TALE HE TELLS
Pardoner’s Tale
Some people have said:
“The love of money is the root of all evil”
In other words, all evil can be linked in some way to
money. Think of it like a tree:
What grows is “evil”
the “roots” are money
(they feed “evil”)
Pardoner’s Tale - Journal
“The love of money is the root of all evil”
Now, what do you think:
 Do you believe this phrase is true?
 Why or why not?
 Give an example of why you believe your opinion is
true.
Pardoner’s Tale – Prediction Directions
[you do not need to copy this down]
 While we are reading this story, we will stop
occasionally and make predictions, or guesses of
what will happen next.
 You must make some kind of prediction at each of
these points, but it is OK if your prediction ends up
being wrong.
 You will also copy down what lines in the story on
which you base your prediction.
Copy this chart onto your own paper
Prediction
Lines based on (hint)
Actual Outcome
1st Prediction
Prediction
Lines based on (hint)
Actual Outcome
(Your guess at (copy the lines in (no outcome
what will
the story that
yet, fill this in
happen next)
support your
later)
guess)
(read but do not need to copy)
 Three rioters (young men who are partiers/drunk)
 Hear bell – their friend is dead
 They hear that Death is killing a lot of people in the area.
 They decide to find and kill death
 (Prediction #1)
1st Prediction – Some Possibilities
Prediction
Lines based on (hint)
The rioters will “If we can only
kill death
catch him,
Death is dead”
or
The rioters will “If you should
meet him; you
be killed by
had best be
death
wary”
or ???
Actual Outcome
(no outcome
yet, fill this in
later)
(read but do not need to copy)
 Find old man
 Get rude with him – Why haven’t you died yet?
 Old man says he wants to die/Death won’t take him
 Rioters think he’s a spy for Death
 Old man says to find Death, go to Oak tree and he’s there
 (Prediction #2)
2nd Prediction
Prediction
Lines based on (hint)
Actual Outcome
(Your guess at (copy the lines in (no outcome
what will
the story that
yet, fill this in
happen next)
support your
later)
guess)
(read but do not need to copy)
 Go to Oak Tree
 Find 8 large bags of gold around tree
 Forget about death, and focus on fun with money
 Problem: can’t take money by day, will think they’re robbers,
so have to do at night.
 Two will stay with treasure, one to town, choose who by
drawing straws (shortest straw = loser).
Two oldest
stay by tree
(Prediction #3)
Youngest to
town to get
food/drink
3rd Prediction
Prediction
Lines based on (hint)
Actual Outcome
(Your guess at (copy the lines in (no outcome
what will
the story that
yet, fill this in
happen next)
support your
later)
guess)
(read but do not need to copy)
 Greed takes over
 Two stay behind – will wrestle and kill youngest, split gold
between themselves
 Youngest to town – will put poison in bottles and kill other
two, keep gold for himself
 (Prediction #4)
4th Prediction
Prediction
Lines based on (hint)
Actual Outcome
(Your guess at (copy the lines in (no outcome
what will
the story that
yet, fill this in
happen next)
support your
later)
guess)
 After reading the last two paragraphs (of the “tale”)
fill in the “Actual Outcomes” on your chart.
 Answer #2, 4-6, 8 pg 152
 Complete sentences, rephrase question as part of your answer