I’ll tell you in a word what i’m about: i preach for money, and for nothing else. and so my text is what it always was: Âradix malorum est cupiditas. thus i know how to preach against the vice which masters meâ€"and that is avarice. â€"the canterbury tales, geoffrey chaucer how is the pardoner characterized in this passage? the pardoner is grumpy and judgmental. the pardoner is studious and creative. the pardoner is friendly and thoughtful. the pardoner is dishonest and hypocritical.
