Topic > Theme of Greed in the Pardoner's Tale - 1001

These three young men begin with the goal of finding the murderer, Death, who had killed their good friend and many others. Ultimately, they meet their deaths, but not in the way they expected. They could not take revenge for the loss of their friend, but instead they suffer death. There also appears to be an element of karma that plays a role in this tale. All the sins that men indulge in in the tavern and brothel, their sudden and great insolence towards the elderly and the consequences of their personal interests, bring them to the final stage of