Buddha once said that "Being idle is a short road to death and being diligent is a way of life." The Pardoner's Tale, written by Geoffrey Chaucer, emphasized the main theme “radix malorum est cupiditas”, or that greed is the root of all evil. The Story of the Pardoner is a quirky story about three brothers who succumb to the temptations of greed. In the story of The Pardoner he referred to the fact that the characters, or rioutours, who exhibited these sins were men, because it would be unrealistic in that era to see women behave in that context. “The Pardoner's Tale is full of allusions to the doctrine of the resurrection of the body, and vice versa to the association between the unredeemed dead and the corruption of the body” (Zatta); the tale of the Pardoner refers directly to sins and corruption of the body, such as swearing and drunkenness. Chaucer's prologue sets the tone for the story and highlights the theme with vices such as gluttony, gambling, and drunkenness. Throughout history, many historians have written religious works that consist of absolving sins or vices. The Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer, are a great literary example of this type of work. A pilgrim who admits to being greedy wrote the exemplary tale of the three rioutours and false, Chaucer modeled the tale of the pardoner on Faus Semblant, a character known in Le Roman De La Rosa (Dean). Le Roman De La Rosa is an allegorical poem about chivalric love that Geoffrey Chaucer used as the basis for many of his writings which were very religious and church oriented. Books during the Crusades defended cultural values ​​and religious concepts. It is common for authors to base their stories on the works of other authors, even in today's age. In one of his most famous...... half of the paper ...... the reader with examples of historical events and a vivid prologue, describing the penances, received for committing these sins. Overall, The Pardoners Tale is a miraculous story where it highlights the main theme “greed is the root of all evil” and sets the tone for all future stories. Works Cited Chaucer, Geoffrey and Nevill Coghill. "The Pardoner's Tale." The Canterbury Tales. London: Penguin, 2003. 103-06. Print.Dean, James. "'The Pardoner's Tale'." In Sauer, Michelle M. The Facts On File Companion to British Poetry before 1600. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2008. Bloom's Literature. File, Inc. Web Facts. April 17, 2014SparkNotes. SparkNotes and Web. 06 April 2014. Rossignol, Rosalyn. "The Forgiver." Bloom's literature. File, Inc. Web Facts. April 17, 2014Zatta, Jane. "The Pardoner's Tale." The Forgiver's Tale. Np, nd Web. 06 April. 2014.