s to keep his promise, unlike the other characters that are considered the lesser beings. The millers Tale, is a tale of humor that involves four characters who all search for love in the wrong placer and learn form their mistakes. The tale begins at the house of the carpenter John who is an aged man. Who marries a young girl named Alison who is only eighteen-years old. Chaucer intentionally does this to show that the age difference is a power to be reckoned with. Chaucer himself describes the contrast of age when he says, She was a girl of eighteen years of age. Jealous he was and kept her in a cage, for he was old and she was wild an young; he thought himself quiet likely to be stung. Chaucer perfectly describes the youth and its effect upon the character. The other character Nicholas the Galland, is described by Chaucer as, This lad was know as Nicholas the Galland, and making love in secret was his talent, for he was very close and sly, and took advantage of his meek and girlish look. Chaucer her foreshadows the relation ship between the two young characters by describing their flaws such as youth and beauty in Alison and Slyness in Nicholas. The other character Absolon is also a young ambitious character who wants to get Alison at any cost an is described by Chaucer as, Absalon was a jolly lad and light of hear. Chaucer uses Absalon as the character that is caught between the two lovers and is embarrassed by both Alison and Nicholas even though he didnt deserve being dishonored by Alison he does look for trouble y trying to take another mans wife. By the end of the tale old John is hurt on the floor from his great fall, Nicholas was left with burnt buttocks, and Absolon has his dignity and honor scared by a young girl, and Alison is left unhurt. Chaucer does this to show that Alison was the victim of the three men, John for trying to suppress and take her youth. Nicholas for tying to take a married woman and have relations with her...
