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Question 5 for Chaucer: due by class on 10/28/09

From: Prof. Hunter
Date: 10/25/2009
Time: 11:13:20 PM
Remote Name: 24.240.36.163

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What is wrong with the Pardoner? He seems to be a pretty sleazy religious con man, and apparently a pretty smart one. But does he lose touch with reality in his Epilogue, when he invites the other pilgrims to be duped by his false relics and pardons? How can we account for his actions?


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