The Pardoner's Tale is a very realistic story. I couldn't believe how materialistic the Pardoner was especially, him being a church worker. Trying to cheat the peasants by saying that their sins would be forgiven by buying his goods. Showing how that every person is greedy and hypocritical, even though they might be a church official.
In the Wife of Bath, Knight rapes someone by the river and is given a year by the queen to find the answer to "what women wants most in the world." I do not see how this is fair considering that he has caused major trauma to this young maiden by raping her. He could have chosen not to , but he did it out of free choice, therefore he should be punished more severely.
Overall, The Canterbury Tales teaches a really important lesson, that no one is perfect. People should embrace that they aren't perfect and use it for good, not to trick people for your own good.
