How Does Chaucer Present Marriage In Miller's Tale

In the Canterbury Tales Chaucer depicts marriage in many different ways and has different attitudes towards it. On one end he has a very traditional view which is illustrated in Franklin's tale. The opposing end though he has a very liberal view in other tales such as wife of Bathes and Franklin's tale. Although Chaucer has a mixed attitude towards the way marriages are suppose to be he does gives aspects of what is needed to have a good marriage and that will be the main focal point of this essay.

In Geoffrey Chaucer's book of tales one story stands out in how it depicts the marriage of not one but three men. One example of the negative side of how chaucer depicts marriage is In Miller's Tale. In the tale the three characters who are two clerks and an elderly man are put in a scandal of deception and adultery with the elderly mans wife. The two clerks, Nicholas and Absalon, both try to engage in sexual relations with Alison the old man's wife. Both of the men are guilty of trying to seduce Alison, which shows that both do not care for the laws and rules of marriage. And on the other end the elderly man's much younger wife Allison disrespects her husband then proceeds to pick Nicholas. The marriage was doomed from the start with the elderly man questioning himself on
The question is how does he explain aspects for a happy and prosperous marriage? The Answer is in the tale Franklin's tale and how Dorigen was loyal and how their marriage was based on equality and happiness , and there is also the answer in Millers tale on how the husband must obtain what he wants from the wife and he will not question the marriage. So in all i think Chaucer's idea of a “Healthy marriage” is that it must be based on happiness and pretty much the husband getting what he wants and both parties staying loyal and honorable to one and another for the marriage to be prosperous and