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Pardoner’s Tale three brothers kill each other for treasure. [Br. Lit.: Canterbury Tales, “Pardoner’s Tale”] See : Greed How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In two later manuscripts, apparently intended for young readers, the Prologues and other references to the pilgrimage frame in the Pardoner's Tale, the Tale of Sir Thopas, and the Clerk's Tale are edited, rewritten, or simply dropped so that the complex ironies of different narrative levels are transformed into the simple pleasures of a good tale, good advice about proper behavior, and a good moral lesson. |
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