What is the theme of the 'Pardoner's Tale' as stated by the Pardoner himself?
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Correct answer: Radix malorum est cupiditas (Greed is the root of all evil)
The Pardoner openly admits that his sermon against greed is a tool to manipulate people into buying fake relics. Paradoxically, he tells a highly effective moral tale about three rioters who kill each other over found gold.
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