What Was The Purpose Of The Pardoner

The pardoner is a priest whom most people think of as being honest and respectful, however, in reality he is a hypocrite whom takes advantage of the less fortunate and plays with their emotions. The pardoner lived off the money of the church people whom believed in him and his beliefs. He took advantage of their vulnerability and used their weakness to obtain more goods for his own personal gain. The pardoner is thought of without sin but in reality is the most sinful person of them all. This tale allows us readers to see that nobody can be trusted.

The pardoner's only purpose was to obtain money by all means in order to live a better life. In the tale the pardoner states, "as long as I can preach and get their silver" proving that this was his sole purpose and he did not care whom he hurt or what lies he had to tell nothing mattered to him only the money. He knows his gift and will use his gift of preaching and gaining people's trust and attention and he has no shame in using this gift to get what he wants. He tells how he will continue to preach and tell the same tales elaborating them each time he tells them in order to get more attention from the people and keep them interested in what he has to offer.
He knew that to have a good life then he had to take from the less fortunate stating, "though it were given me by the poorest lad or poorest village widowed," he did not care about others suffering but of his own living. He is not honest and took advantage of these poor people for his own gain. He boasts about how he takes from the poor that have not a thing but he drinks the best of wine. The pardoner has no sympathy and does things for his own good. This man whom others perceive as an honest man is by no means honest. He is a hypocrite whom only thinks about himself and not