According to the Pardoner in "The Pardoner's Tale," the best way to collect money from people is by scaring them with prospects of divine punishment.
According to the Pardoner in "The Pardoner's Tale," the best way to collect money from people is by scaring them with prospects of divine punishment. To find this answer, you can read and analyze "The Pardoner's Tale" in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. In this tale, the Pardoner himself admits to using fear and manipulation of people's religious beliefs to profit from their desire for salvation. This can be seen when the Pardoner preaches about the consequences of avarice and greed, and how these sins will lead to divine punishment. By using this fear tactic, he is able to convince people to part with their money in exchange for the supposed ability to be pardoned for their sins. Therefore, the correct response is "scaring them with prospects of divine punishment."
