... is ironic that while he preaches that, he seeks monetary returns for his homily; his efforts should be driven by the desire to do good, but instead are more immediate and material. "My theme is alwey oon, and evere was - Radix malorum est Cupiditas" (47-48) "But first, quod he I wol both drinke and eten of a cake" (35-36) The use of the conjunction 'both' before a tale is told signifies the priorities in the mind of the Pardoner - that his own carnal indulgence precludes any spiritual efforts. This is also the Pardoner's own marked admission and Chaucer uses the effect of the rhyming couplets to enforce this (winne/sinne). "For myn entente is nat but for to winne, And nothing for correccioun of sinne." (117/118) It is all of this contempt for what he preaches that shows the Pardoner's complete indifference to death. It would appear that this lack of consideration comes from the ...

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