Which of these statements is true about the pardoner's tale? a.) it reveals that the pardoner is indifferent to people who buy pardons from him. b.) it is epic in nature despite being quite lighthearted in tone. c.) it tells a moral tale that is at odds with the pardoner's own persona. d.) it offends many of the other pilgrims on the journey to canterbury.

C.) It tells a moral tale that is at odds with the pardoner's own persona.

During the introduction to the pardoner's tale, we find out that this character is extremely amoral, selfish and greedy. Nevertheless, he is a preacher, and he preaches against these same vices. However, he admits that he does so solely to get money. The pardoner, therefore, is a very unusual character.

His tale is unusual as well. The tale he tells is a moral one, with a good message, and one which condemns all the sins that he himself practices. Therefore, the moral tale is at odds with his own persona.

situational archetype describes the adventures of hero. the examples of situational archetypes are the quest, good vs evil, the task which represent respectively search, good forces, characters vs the evil ones and a certain job that must be done. from the given options, we cannot observe the subplot the beauty and the beast which is a correct answer for this question.

3 is blunder, i’m not sure about the last one but the first two look correct