The Wife of Bath has several things in common with the Pardoner What are the differences between these characters?

In Chaucerâ??s â??Canterbury Talesâ??, The Wife of Bath as well as The Pardoner possesses undesirable sexuality for the times. She, as an oft married and highly sexual woman and him as either a homosexual or possibly a eunuch. While there was a chance Bath might be â??forgivenâ?? for her excesses, unless The Pardoner was a eunuch, he would not be forgiven. During the Middle Ages, homosexuality was considered an â??unforgivable sinâ??.