Stories in English
Stories in English
The Pardoner admits that he preaches solely to get money, not to correct sin. He argues
that many sermons are the product of evil intentions. By preaching, the Pardoner can get back at
anyone who has offended him or his brethren. In his sermon, he always preaches about
covetousness, the very vice that he himself is gripped by. His one and only interest is to fill his ever-
deepening pockets. He would rather take the last penny from a widow and her starving family than
give up his money, and the good cheeses, breads, and wines that such income brings him. Speaking
of alcohol, he notes, he has now finished his drink of “corny ale” and is ready to begin his tale.
CHARACTERS:
- The Pardoner
- Three men (assistant of The Pardoner)
- Death
- Old Man
SETTINGS:
- Tavern
- Tree in a nearby grove (owned by Death)
CONFLICT:
- Man V.S. Supernatural
- Man V.S. Himself
- Man V.S. Man
THEME:
- The Result of greediness, gluttony and drunkenness is betrayal.
PLOT:
a. EXPOSITION: The story states about the greediness of the pardoner. The three
men goes to the barn and saw a coffin suspected to be killed by a thief called Death.
b. RISING ACTION: They learned the whereabouts of by Death by asking an Old
Man, and He said that Death lived in a tree nearby grove.
c. CLIMAX: As they saw the gold coins and the wines below the tree they decided
to fought each other to compete for the treasure (gold coins and wines)
d. FALLING ACTION: They are deceived by Death by taking their own lives.
e. RESOLUTION: In the end, Death took their souls because of their greediness
POV (Point Of View): Third Person
3. The Miller’s Tale (from the Canterburry Tales)
INTRODUCTION/PROLOUGE:
The pilgrims applaud the Knight’s Tale, and the pleased Host asks the Monk to match it.
Before the Monk can utter a word, however, the Miller interrupts. Drunk and belligerent, he
promises that he has a “noble” tale that will repay the Knight’s (3126). The Host tries to persuade
the Miller to let some “better” man tell the next tale (3130). When the Miller threatens to leave,
however, the Host acquiesces. After the Miller reminds everyone that he is drunk and therefore
shouldn’t be held accountable for anything he says, he introduces his tale as a legend and a life of a
carpenter and of his wife, and of how a clerk made a fool of the carpenter, which everyone
understands to mean that the clerk slept with the carpenter’s wife (3141–3143). The Reeve shouts
out his immediate objection to such ridicule, but the Miller insists on proceeding with his tale. He
points out that he is married himself, but doesn’t worry whether some other man is sleeping with his
wife, because it is none of his business. The narrator apologizes to us in advance for the tale’s
bawdiness, and warns that those who are easily offended should skip to another tale.
CHARACTERS:
- John (Husband of Allison)
- Allison (Wife of John and had a secret affair with Nicholas)
- Nicholas (student of John)
- An Old parish clerk
SETTINGS:
- House of John and Allison
CONFLICT:
-Man V.S. Man
THEME:
- FABLIAU
-usually a humorous story featuring sexual shenanigans and outlandish tricks.
PLOT:
a. EXPOSITION: There was a man named John who has a wife named Allison, and
John has a student named Nicholas. Nicholas and Allison secretively has an affair
for each other.
b. RISING ACTION: Nicholas pretended that there was a great flood coming and
they should pack their supplies in three tubs so that when the flood came it will
float.
c. CLIMAX: Nicholas and Allison get off in their tub and had a sex.
d. FALLING ACTION: The Next day, the Old Man that also desires Allison to
came to their house and request for a kiss so that he will go away. But Allison
tricked him by kissing instead Allison’s buttocks because his eyes are closed.
e. RESOLUTION: The Old Man Learned that Allison tricked him and went to the
blacksmith and requested for a hot iron. As he went back to the house he planned
to put the how iron in Allison’s buttocks but the buttocks shown was Nicholas’.
POV (Point Of View): Third Person