What does one of the rioters ask the tavern Knave (boy)?
What does one of the rioters ask the tavern knave (boy)? He knows the person was a friend of the first rioter Why does the knave say he doesn't need to complete his task? Death killed one of the rioters friend, he killed many people in a nearby village
How does the tavern Knave describe death?
The tavern knave describes Death as a thief. Later the publican says that Death has killed many people in the village. He thinks that Death lives around the area. Explain how the rioters’ responses to the personification is ironic? What do you think the poor old man symbolizes? How many layers of irony can you identify in this tale?
How do the three rioters treat the old man?
How do the three rioters treat the old man? What plan do the rioters form together? After they discover the pile of gold coins, the rioters decides that the youngest should go to town for food and drink. The plan for two men to stay behind and guard the treasure until nightfall. Then the three of them will carry the gold away.
What did death the thief do to the rioters?
Death killed one of the rioters friend, he killed many people in a nearby village What triggers the rioters to find and kill Death the thief? Fight and die for eachother
How does the rioters treat the old man?
How do they treat the Old Man? Beneath an Oak Tree. They treat the old man disrespectfully. What do the rioters find under the oak tree?
What advice does the tavern knave give to the rioters?
What advice do the publican and tavern-knave give the rioters? They tell the rioters to look out or death because he killed many in the village.
What does the tavern knave tell the rioters happened to their friend?
The tavern knave and the publican tell the rioters that Death has been killing many people lately. Through what method has Death been killing all of these people? Death kills people with the plague. The poor old man keeps asking for Death to take him, but he never does.
How do the tavern knave and the publican personify Death What does the rioters response to the description tell you?
How do the little tavern knave and the publican use personification to describe Death? The tavern knave describes Death as a thief. Later the publican says that Death has killed many people in the village.
What did the three rioters hear as they were drinking in the tavern?
It's of three rioters I have to tell Who, long before the morning service bell, Were sitting in a tavern for a drink. And as they sat, they heard the hand-bell clink Before a coffin going to the grave; One of them called the little tavern-knave And said “Go and find out at once—look spry!
Why did the rioters not keep the pledge they made in the tavern?
The rioters try to keep the pledge - they seek Death out when they encounter the old man, but they get greedy and forget their initial pledge.
How do the rioters treat the old man when they first meet him?
In "The Pardoner's Tale," how do the rioters treat the old man when they first meet him? With contempt and disrespect. Greed is the root of all evil.
What would you most likely predict based on what the tavern boy tells the three rioters?
What would you most likely predict based on what the tavern boy tells the three rioters? A corpse and a coffin will pass them.
What are the three rioters doing?
The Three Rioters Timeline and Summary At the beginning of the Pardoner's Tale, we meet three party boys who spend all their time in the taverns, drinking, gambling, and whoring around. The Three Rioters see a corpse go by one day and learn that it is the body of a friend of theirs, killed by Death.
What does the rioters response to the description tell you?
The rioter's response to the description of Death tells us that their character want to get revenge for the deaths of the townsfolk and his friend. They will also fight death in the name of Jesus and will give their lives for the mission. -"I'll search for him, by Jesus, street by street.
What does the rioters reaction to their discovery reveal about their outlook on life?
What does the rioter's reaction to their discovery reveal about their outlook on life? They are greedy and take advantage of life.
What happens to the three rioters in the Pardoner's tale?
What happens to the rioters? They find treasure, but they all become very selfish and decide that no one wants to split the gold. The rioters try to kill each other so one eventually tries to have the gold all to himself, but they end up all killing each other and no one gets the money.