What do they intend to do to Death? Whom do they meet?
What does that person say about death?
Where does he say the three young men will find Death?
What do the three young men find instead?
What is the theme of this tale?
How does this story fit the character of the Pardoner?
Explain the irony of the following:
a. The story itself – what irony can be found in the story of the three rioters?
b. The storyteller – what irony can be found in the fact that the Pardoner is telling this story?