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Symbolism In The Pardoners Tale
In the pardoners Tale symbolism was used through the pardons that were being sold to people for their sins, the pardoner used the pardon throughout the poem for many ways to manipulate his ways to make his money. He normally targeted women with adultery to convince them to buy the pardons.
Line (90-91) “That hath doon synne horrible, that he
Dar nat for shame of it yshryven be,
Or any womman, be she yong or old,
That hath ymaad hir housbonde cokewold,
Swich folk shal have no power ne no grace
To offren to my relikes in this place.”

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