Preach just as you’ve heard me say; and tell a hundred taradiddles more as well. and then i do my best to stretch my neck and bob my head in every direction over the folk, now this way, and now that, just like a pigeon sitting on a barn. both hands and tongue are busy, and so quick that it’s a joy to watch me at my work. i only preach of avarice and the like, and in this way induce them to be free in giving cash—especially to me. –the canterbury tales, geoffrey chaucer how is the pardoner characterized in this passage? the pardoner is characterized as an effective speaker and a skilled con artist. the pardoner is characterized as a sincere and honest preacher. the pardoner is characterized as a advocate for people in need. the pardoner is characterized as a competitive and energetic athlete.