How is the pardoner a hypocrite in 'The Canterbury Tales'?

The Pardoner is the epitome of hypocrisy. We don't get a better definition of a hypocrite than his characterization of himself as "preaching against what I practice." The Pardoner attacks greed in his sermons to make his audience give up their gold to him to repent from their greed. read more

The Pardoner is the epitome of hypocrisy. We don't get a better definition of a hypocrite than his characterization of himself as "preaching against what I practice.". The Pardoner attacks greed in his sermons to make his audience give up their gold to him to repent from their greed. read more

The Canterbury Tales Hypocrisy in the Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale Ethan J Smith 12th Grade. Chaucer’s Pardoner is hypocritical, selfish and unreliable despite his tacit desire to preach and encourage others to pursue a life free of blasphemy, gluttony and materialism. read more

The Pardoner in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is honest to his immediate listeners (the other travelers), and dishonest and hypocritical to his usual listeners (the people he usually preaches to when he makes his money). read more