pardoner Mae Pearl Vinson Jamika Shivers Samantha Cooney Vanessa Camara 2 nd Period The Summoner 2 3 In apostolic courts in the Middle Ages one officer had the responsibility of finding and arresting accused individuals and bringing them to a judge The ID: 278643
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Summoner/ pardoner
Mae Pearl Vinson Jamika Shivers Samantha Cooney Vanessa Camara2nd Period Slide2
TheSummoner
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In apostolic courts in the Middle Ages, one officer had the responsibility of finding and arresting accused individuals and bringing them to a judge. The Summoner, also known as an apparatus, performed this job. The most famous Summoner in literature was a character in "The Canterbury Tales“ Duties
In some situations, the
summoner
arrested the accused and, if applicable, seized the disputed property to present to the court. This essentially gave him the power of a sheriff or constable of the region
.
Responsibility
To make the
summoner
appear intimidating and imply that he was a sinner, Chaucer's character had lumps and boils on his face and body, an assumed punishment for unsavory behavior. His character also had breath that reeked of garlic and alcohol.
AttributesSlide4
His fiery red pimpled cherubic face is the direct result of his sinful and lecherous activities.His delight in eating garlic, onions and leek and his fondness for wine further aggravates his physical condition.Appears extremely repulsive with suppurating blotches on his cheeks, black scabby eyebrows and scanty beard.
Chaucer’s View of the Summoner4Physical Appearance Personality Description
This corrupt
Summoner
extorts protection money from every gullible sinner by threatening them of excommunication
Allows many sinners to bribe him because of his own guilt of being a sinner.
His own demeanor makes people think “What is the law?”Slide5
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•Chaucer depicts the pardoner as a crooked man.
•“He wore no hood upon his head, for fun; / The hood inside his wallet had been stowed”•“He had bulging eyeballs”•“He’d sewed a holy relic on his cap”•“And (well he could) win silver from the crowd. / That’s why he sang so merrily and loud.”
CHAUCER’S
VIEW OF THE PARDONER
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Chaucer believes the pardoner is an evil and corrupt man. He is meant to be a man of God, but ironically is the exact opposite.Slide7
According to The Norton Anthology of English Literature, a pardoner’s role in society was to pardon sins in return for money which was given to his charitable institution. David Kirkham and Professor Helen Phillips state that “these works of mercy were thought of as worthy, and (as is still the case today) morally and spiritually beneficial to the giver, as well as those who were helped.
7Pardoners used to be questers. They were also monks and priests, who were actually licensed to pardon sins unlike other pardoners. Some pardoners were fraudulent and kept the money gained through pardoning sins.What Are the Duties of a Pardoner?Who is a Pardoner?Slide8
Chaucer, Geoffrey. “ The Prologue”. The Canterbury Tales. Wilhelm,
Jeffrey. Literature Texas Treasures: British Literature. Columbus, OH: Glencoe/ McGraw-Hill, 2011, Print. Kirkham, David, and Helen Phillips. "The Role of a Pardoner." n.pag. Ref- It. Web. 24 Sep 2013. <http://www.crossref- it.info/textguide/The-Pardoner>.
Munteanu
, Nina.
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Summoner
: a novel. Louisville, KY:
Starfire
World Syndicate, 2012, Print.
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Munteanu, Nina.
The last Summoner: a novel. Lousiville, KY: Starfire World Syndicate, 2012, Print. Chaucer, Geoffrey. “ The Prologue”. The Canterbury Tales. Wilhelm, Jeffrey. Literature Texas Treasures: British Literature. Columbus, OH: Glencoe/ McGraw-Hill, 2011, Print. TheBestNotes.com Staff. "
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