If any here should wish, out of devotion, To make an offering, and have absolution, Let them come forward now, and kneeling down Humbly receive my blessing and pardon. Or take my pardon as we go along, Take it at every milestone, fresh and new, Only renew, and yet again renew, Your offerings in sound gold and silver coin. –The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer What is satirical about this passage from the end of The Pardoner’s Tale? The Pardoner shows that, despite what he said earlier, he is genuinely concerned with helping people. The Pardoner is so greedy that he tries to extract money even from people who know his tricks. The Pardoner offers pardons, but he is not authorized to do so. The Pardoner is so religious that he offers to give absolution and blessings again and again.

Read the following scene from trifles. mrs. peters. she was piecing a quilt. (she brings the large sewing basket, and they look at the bright pieces.) mrs. hale. it’s log cabin pattern. pretty, isn’t it? i wonder if she was goin’ to quilt or just knot it? (footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. the sheriff enters, followed by hale and the county attorney.) sheriff. they wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it. (the men laugh, the women look abashed.) county attorney (rubbing his hands over the stove). frank’s fire didn’t do much up there, did it? well, let’s go out to the barn and get that cleared up. (the men go outside.) how would a film version most likely emphasize the men’s emotions during this scene? by emphasizing the variety of props used by showing the men’s facial expressions by highlighting the characters’ costumes by focusing on the actions of the women

There is nothing miniscule about our --let alone our universe.

Which character shows external character development in the crucible