Question

close read notes avarice: my hands and tongue together spin the yarn and all my antics are a joy to see. the curse of avarice and cupidity is all my sermon, for it frees the pelf. out come the pence, and specially for myself, for my exclusive purpose is to win. castigate: and not at all to castigate their sin. once dead what matter how their souls may fare? they can go blackberrying, for all i care... \and thus i preach against the very vice i make my living out of—avarice. and yet however guilty of that sin myself, with others i have power to win them from it, i can bring them to repent; but that is not my principal intent. covetousness is both the root and stuff of all i preach. that ought to be enough. \well, then i give examples thick and fast from bygone times, old stories from the past. a yokels mind loves stories from of old, being the kind it can repeat and hold. what! do you think, as long as i can preach and get their silver in the things i teach, that i will live in poverty, from choice? thats not the counsel of my inner voice! pelf: riches. pence: pennies. yokel: rustic. 2. reread reread lines 19 - 20. paraphrase what the pardoner says. what is his exclusive purpose? 3. read as you read lines 23 - 57, continue to cite textual evidence. - underline text that reveals what the pardoner really thinks of those to whom he sells forgiveness. - circle statements in which the pardoner reveals his own character.

Explanation:

1. For the first sub - question, in lines 19 - 20, the Pardoner says his exclusive purpose is to win money. He preaches against sin but does it mainly for financial gain.
2. For the second sub - question, in lines 23 - 57, text like "And thus I preach against the very vice I make my living out of—avarice" shows he thinks those he preaches to are naive enough to be influenced by his words. Statements like "And yet however guilty of that sin Myself, with others I have power to win Them from it, I can bring them to repent" reveal his own self - serving and manipulative character as he is aware of his own hypocrisy but still tries to profit from others' guilt.

Answer:

1. The Pardoner's exclusive purpose is to win money through his preaching.
2. Text revealing what the Pardoner thinks of those he preaches to: "And thus I preach against the very vice I make my living out of—avarice" (suggesting they are susceptible to his words). Statements revealing his own character: "And yet however guilty of that sin Myself, with others I have power to win Them from it, I can bring them to repent" (showing his self - serving and manipulative nature).