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Read Chaucer's Pardoner's Prologue and Boccaccio's account of the Plague in Florence. ( Please write above 300 words)
o What methods does the Pardoner use to convince people to buy his indulgences?
o Why might these methods have been effective?
o From the Pardoner's tale, what do you learn about saints' relics?
o Although the tale is satiric, it is filled with examples of abuses in the church of Chaucer's day. What examples are described?
o In Boccaccio's account, how did civil order break down during the Plague?
o How does the narrator try to explain why the Plague happened?
o What are some of the things people thought might save them from the plague?
The response should include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.