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.\ e iese 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 betr ue.\
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. The old man tells them they will find Death under an oak tree at the end of a crooked lane.
2. They find eight bushels of gold florins; its worth is immense wealth, but it ultimately leads to their spiritual and physical destruction.
3. The three men will likely react with greed and suspicion, eventually plotting against one another to keep the treasure for themselves.
4. The irony is situational and verbal: the speaker swears loyalty while actually plotting to murder the person he is reassuring, proving his word is completely untrustworthy.
5. The two remaining rioters plan to kill the third rioter when he returns from town so they can split the gold between only the two of them.