The Forgiver of the Canterbury TalesHow can a man take revenge on God if there is nothing a mortal can do to hurt him? The Pardoner was born sterile, which resulted in abnormal physical development. He blames God for his deformities and attempts to attack God by attacking the link between God and humanity: the Church. In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer indirectly describes the characters through the stories they tell. The story is a window into the person telling it. However, the Pardoner's account seems to contradict this situation. The Pardoner, an immoral man, tells a moral story because he believes that doing so will further his ultimate goal: getting revenge on God for his abnormal physical attributes. “He had the same little voice as a goat. / His chin no beard had harbored, nor would harbor, / smoother than ever the chin was left by the barber. / I judge it was a gelding, or a mare” (21). The Pardoner usually offers his pardons and relics for sale after delivering a sermon, but readily admits to his companions that they are not real. Admitting its dupl...