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All three rioters make frequent references to religion. The two men die from the poison. Why do the rioters want to wait before they take the gold away? All three of the rioters make frequent references to religion , some as if their lives are lived in a religious context. Why are the three rioters looking for Death? They are looking for Death because a boy told them it was death who killed the person in the coffin and other people in town.

They expect to find Death sitting there under the tree, but instead they find treasure. How does the Pardoner keep up his extravagant lifestyle? His church pays for all his expenses. The Pope gives him money to spend. He sells authentic holy relics from Rome.

The Pardoner is the epitome of hypocrisy. We don't get a better definition of a hypocrite than his characterization of himself as "preaching against what I practice. What is ironic about the attitudes of the rioters and the old man toward death?

They're looking for death and usually people would run from it. He claims death will be there but the find gold. Their greed of the gold leads to death.

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To whom is he speaking? Tries to sell his relics and pardons to the pilgrims that are on the journey with him. It proves greed is the root of all evil because when the rioters found the coins it moved them to murder and other sins.

It is ironic that the Pardoner tells this story because he is open about his own greed. She learns to live with It and except. Just like the pardoner with some churches that are corrupt, are only for business.

Not for the religion solely, but for the money and the fame that can from the people. Like a church that is corrupt, he is soon to come to his death or downfall because of his greed.

When he finally confesses his sin publically on the scaffold and falls to his death, one assumes he is redeemed because of his confession and constant repentance. Chillingworth sin is his vengefulness. He is an evil man and a bad husband. He was also selfish o to convince Hester to marry him because he knew she did not love him.

He was too old and…. He tells the audience that with offerings made to these relics, miracles or even salvation can be attained. The Pardoner pockets all of the offering and moves on to the next gullible audience. Another example of Huck putting others and their needs in front of his own is when he exposes himself, the king, and the duke as frauds to save the three sisters from having their property and money stolen.



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