Read the excerpt from the canterbury tales.

for i’ll have money, wool, and cheese, and wheat, though given by the poorest serving-lad, or by the poorest widow in the place, were all her children dying of famine, no, no! i’ll drink the ichor of the vine, and have a pretty girl in every town. but hear me out now, gentlemen . .

which statement best describes the satire in the excerpt?

the pardoner’s poverty suggests that the church is too stingy.
the pardoner’s excessive drinking underscores the need for moderation.
the pardoner’s indulgent spending draws attention to the need for restraint.
the pardoner’s disregard for the poor reveals the church’s hypocrisy.

The Pardoner’s disregard for the poor reveals the Church’s hypocrisy.

Further Explanation:

Throughout the book, Chaucer employs satire to underline the hypocrisy and stupidity of people and institutions that are supposed to relieve the poor and the wretched from their sufferings and lead them on the path to spirituality are the very same people that seek to profit from their sufferings without caring for their well being. In a way, this reveals two things, the importance of religion in the lives of people, and the Church’s greed in seeking systematic destruction of the poorer classes by living on their hard-earned money. In this excerpt, the Pardoner is a part of the Church’s establishment, and he is supposed to share in the poverty and sufferings of his fellow men. However he insists on feeding on the best food and drink, which would be brought to him by his servants, and he would accept it, without even caring even if their children and family were perishing from famine. Thus, the Pardoner is an abomination of the very institution that he represents.

The Pardoner is a part of the Church and he is authorized with selling pardons to people who can afford to pay money for the redemption of their sins. The trade of the Pardoner is not an honest one, for he charges more than he is supposed to. He also claims to have religious relics in his possession that he offers for sale. The Pardoner actually preaches just to earn money for himself, and he berates the sins of people so that they would purchase more pardons from him. He usually targets the poor, without caring for their hardships. Thus, the person absolving the sinners is a sinner himself.

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Chapter: The Canterbury Tales

Subject: English

Keywords:

Pardoner, Church, greed, trade, poor people, sins, famine, redemption, religious relics.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)