Examine the role of sin (or transgression) in three texts...

Examine the role of sin (or transgression) in three texts that we have discussed in the latter half of this semester. When reading The wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, The Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale and Hamlet I was able to see that sin was a very serious subject during that time, plays, stories and comedies were made explaining what a sin was and alerting people to be careful of committing a sin. Which make me remember how a long time ago during youth group we learned that the bible mentioned 667 sins, the whole group was amazed at how many were found, the person giving the devotional said that the reason the bible tells us what is a sin is to prevent us from doing them. A sin as it was taught to us is when a person commits and†¦show more content†¦Of whom i have picked out the very best, for both their nether purse and money chest.(The wife of Bath’s 44-46) during that time people belief was that widows should not remarried but become nuns or stay single for the rest of their lifetime, something that did not sit well with Baths wife which is when she turned to the bible to try and make a good argument on her case she cited the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman when Jesus met her by the well; Baths wife said Except i ask, why is the fifth man Was not a husband to the Samaritan? How many might she have in marriage yet I have never heard tell in all my age about this any number definite. (The wife of Baths 21-24) Baths wife argument was that if the bible did not mention an exact number of how many times she could be married then it meant that it was not a sin for her to do so. The wife of Baths does sound like she was really a sinful and lustful woman specially when she says Ill tell the truth; those husband that i had, Some three of them were good, and two were bad...So help me God, I laugh to remember How pitiful a night I made them labor! (The wife of Baths 201-208) she saw marriage and sex as a business transaction. In this tale I was able to see that sin was really looked down on, which is probably why she felt the need to explain hers elf, when people heard this tale theyShow MoreRelatedSin : Sin And Sin1196 Words   |  5 PagesApril 2017 Sin Sin can be interpreted in many different ways, one can choose to incorporate a religious belief, or another can simply rely on the right and wrong standards of a society. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word sin can be defined as an offense against religious or moral law (â€Å"Sin.† Merriam-Webster). 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