Read the excerpt from The Pardoner’s Tale in The Canterbury Tales. And it fell to the youngest of them all, And he set off at on
ce towards the town. And thereupon, so soon as he was gone, One of the two who stayed said to the other: "You know, of course, that you are my sworn brother. I’ll tell you something that you won’t lose by. As you can see, our friend has gone away, And here is gold, and that in greatest plenty, All waiting to be split between us three. How would it be, if I can work it so That it is only shared between us two, Wouldn’t I be doing you a friendly turn?" How does Chaucer characterize the young man speaking in this passage? a. as uncomfortable
b. as loyal
c. as deceitful
d. as innocent
He is characterized as a deceitful individual because as soon as the other person has left he want the two of them to go behind his back and split the gold, due to his greedy heart he is now convincing this other person left with him without the knowledge of the third person that is is being deceitful right there .
There are 5 things that apply to narratives in general are: 1. Character. 2. Setting. 3. Conflict. 4. Plot. 5.Theme. So the correct answer should be, A. typically has characters and a setting
