Read the excerpt from the pardoner’s tale in the canterbury tales. and it fell to the youngest of them all, and he set off at once towards the town. and thereupon, so soon as he was gone, one of the two who stayed said to the other: "you know, of course, that you are my sworn brother. i’ll tell you something that you won’t lose by. as you can see, our friend has gone away, and here is gold, and that in greatest plenty, all waiting to be split between us three. how would it be, if i can work it so that it is only shared between us two, wouldn’t i be doing you a friendly turn? " how does chaucer characterize the young man speaking in this passage?

By using a literary device called characterization, a writer describes the personality or physical appearance of a particular character.

In the excerpt from the Pardoner's Tale, Chaucer characterizes the young man as deceitful, because of his plan to split all the gold between him and one of his friends, and, in that way, betray the third friend.  The third friend has gone away, so this is a perfect opportunity for a young man to plot behind his back.  

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

explanation:

the answer is b ik this because i ahd this in a quick quiz