The Gold Coins In The Pardoner's Tale
The gold coins in The Pardoner’s Tale have multiple roles within the story. At first the coins are not mentioned but end up being a very important part in the plot of the story. The three men in the tale first seek out to find Death and kill him but end up finding the pot of gold coins, which leads to trouble.
When the three men were off to kill death, they met an old man. The old man advised the three men on how to find Death. “To find out Death, turn up this crooked way Towards that grove, I left him there today Under a tree, and there you’ll find him waiting.” (Chaucer 103-105). But once the men got to the tree that Death was supposedly waiting under, they found the pot of gold. “A pile of golden florins on the ground, New-coined,
When the three men were off to kill death, they met an old man. The old man advised the three men on how to find Death. “To find out Death, turn up this crooked way Towards that grove, I left him there today Under a tree, and there you’ll find him waiting.” (Chaucer 103-105). But once the men got to the tree that Death was supposedly waiting under, they found the pot of gold. “A pile of golden florins on the ground, New-coined,