FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
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The Knight
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The Miller
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The Clerk
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The Prioress
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Chaucer’s tale, the Miller is one of the pilgrims on the trip to Canterbury. He is a brawny man with a red beard. Hairs sprout from the wart on his nose, and his nostrils and mouth are unusually wide. The Miller carries a sword and shield, and he enjoys a good jest.
Detailed explanation-2: -"The Miller’s Tale” suggests that cunning and cleverness are often used in an exploitative fashion. The character of Nicholas is an example of the way cunning and cleverness relate to the sin of pride.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chaucer describes the Miller in a particularly blunt fashion. The Miller is an exceedingly large man: “Ful byg he was of brawn, and eek of bones” (Line 546.) The first characteristic Chaucer ascribes to the Miller is his physical strength, saying that he would be capable of easily tearing a door off of its hinges.
Detailed explanation-4: -Summary. “The Miller’s Tale” is told by a drunken miller named Robin who is one of the pilgrims headed to Canterbury.