Question

1. what purposes do the story of his life and his views about death serve?
2. \it says in holy writ, as you may read, / thou shalt rise up before the hoary head / and honor it.\ explain what these lines mean.
3. where does the old man tell them to find death?
4. what do they find there? what is its worth?
5. how do you think the three men will react to the challenge of sharing their treasure?
6. explain the irony in lines \trust me, the other said, you neednt doubt / my word. i wont betray you.\
7. what plan do the two remaining rioters make?
8. which details in lines 236 - 242 tell you that greed is the subject of this moral story?

Explanation:

Answer:

1. They find eight bushels of gold florins (coins); they are of great material value but lead to the men's spiritual and physical destruction.
2. The three men will likely react with greed, suspicion, and treachery, as each seeks to keep the treasure for himself.
3. The irony is situational and verbal: while the rioter pledges loyalty and promises not to betray his friend, he is actually plotting to murder him to keep the gold.
4. The two remaining rioters plan to kill the third rioter when he returns from town so they can split the gold between just the two of them.
5. The details describing the rioters' immediate abandonment of their search for Death in favor of the gold, and their subsequent plotting to kill one another for a larger share, illustrate that greed is the subject.