The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is a collection of stories from a group of pilgrims heading to Canterbury Cathedral. In this book, the Pardoner and the Prefect present polar opposite characters in many ways. The Pardoner is a handsome, blond-haired man who is loved by everyone. However, he is very corrupt and intelligent and sells fake religious things to people while giving them very good compliments. On the other hand, the prefect is a very serious and honest businessman. He is smart enough to know what criminals think and do. The story of forgiveness tells a great example (or story?) of seven deadly sins and the story of the prefect makes fun of the miller. These men with very different characteristics say that human beings are always punished for their greed. The Crooked Pardoner and the Honest Prefect have different goals when telling their stories, but their stories have the same major theme; sins deserve punishment. The Pardoner tells readers that money and greed are the root of all evil throughout this tale. In his story, three drunken men decide one day to find Death and destroy him. They ask an old man where death is and he points to the tree where there is a lot of gold. When they find gold, they only think about getting as much as possible and end up planning to kill each other. Three men ignore their own evil and as a result, three die. By telling this story that does not include any interaction with his behavior, the forgiver denies his own morals and advises others how they should live their lives in order to avoid sins. In the story of the prefect, the miller, Symkyn, is very well known. for stealing other people's property. Two university students, John and Aleyn, have their corn stolen from this miller... middle of paper ... is not at all greedy because he doesn't show that he is rich. He is loyal to his lord and is a hardworking businessman, free from laziness, lust and gluttony. He is a perfect example of the human who lives his life best, not committing deadly sins unlike the Pardoner. He disgusts the miller in the book who shows a lot of gluttony and lust. He warns the miller that he will be punished as his tale says: “He who does evil must not expect good.” He analyzes the miller of the book and the miller of the tale Symkym; greed will bring him disaster and punish him with fate. These completely different characters share the same theme for different reasons and goals, which tells the reader that the level of morality is the same for different people and they should not commit the sins which will definitely be punished in one way or another in the future..