Read the summary of "the pardoner's tale" from chaucer's canterbury tales (photo) why is it accurate to say that the pardoners tale is filled with irony? a) it contains a moral message b) its events have unexpected twists c) it personifies death. d) it pokes fun at human weakness. "three young men are drinking in a tavern when they learn that death, killing thousands in the present plague, has claimed the life of an old friend. the three vow to live for one another and to work together