The Miller's Tale

The Miller is a heavyset man, who has wide facial features, and a large wart on his nose. It is stated that his nostrils a very large and full of hairs, but that they match his face and large mouth. He has a red beard and wears a blue hood with a white coat. The Miller also carries a sword and shield showing that he is ready for a fight at all times. The Miller is truly built for battle and fighting, which explains his favorite hobby, wrestling. The Miller is also described as having a hard head, this is stated when the Miller thrusts his head through a door to break it. The Miller’s outward appearance correlates with his personality and he is a perfect example for the stereotype of “all brawn and no brains.”
The Miller’s has a very arrogant
The tale begins with the introduction of a carpenter, John, and his young wife, Alisoun. John has allowed a man to stay with them and his name was Nicholas. Alisoun has two admires one of which is Nicholas and the other a clerk named Absolon. One day, Nicholas makes a pass at Alisoun and says a few sweet words to her. After awhile Alisoun agrees to sleep with him and immediately falls in love with Nicholas. Then they begin to ponder on how they can spend a whole night together. Nicholas devises a plan to get John out of the house for a night. Nicholas makes up a story that entails God will flood the town and he tells John that it is his duty to create three tubs to hang from the barn to save them during the flood. John complies and on the night of the supposed flood Alisoun, John, and Nicholas all go to lie in the tubs. Once John is asleep, Alisoun and Nicholas go back to the house to spend the night in John and Alisoun’s bed. The next morning Absolon makes his usual visit to see Alisoun and is instead met by a rude comment and a prank. This prank infuriates Absolon and he returns to the town to obtain a branding stick. Once he returns back to the house he calls out for Alisoun again but is instead met by Nicholas’ naked rear end. Once Absolon sees this he pokes the stick against Nicholas’ butt. Nicholas begins to scream in pain and wakes John who cuts his rope and falls to the ground in his tub. This results in injury to John and the uproar attracts townspeople. John proceeds to tell them the story of the flood and is made a fool by the townspeople. Alisoun and Nicholas agree that it is John’s ignorance that devised this