, but God is going to punish both Nicholas and Alison when they sleep together, and commit adultery. Treachery is used in the whole incident between Nicholas and John. Near the end of Nicholas lie, John runs crying with joy that everything will be all right, and whispers to his wife what was going to happen, but she was better taught thereof than he (96). Acting dumbfounded, Alison tells John to haste and to not waste time: go, my dear spouse, and help to save our life (96).The two aspects of comedy that have so far been mentionedrevenge and trickerycan be summed up in one word: infidelity. The act of Nicholas and Alison is a betrayal to the whole community, in that it accepts what went on and has become the way of the world (11). Nicholas selfishness to have Alison all for himself is common in the dark and infernal level of comedy, in that it rises from malice and several of the vices are vindicated. Both deception and disguise are prevalent in The Millers Tale, and is used to gain advantage over both Absalom and John. One can find infidelity in the characters language when its filled with irony, for example when John runs to tell Alison about the flood she was better taught thereof than he, how all this rigmarole was to apply (96). All of the characters in The Millers Tale, at one point, are disloyal to at least one other character, which basically proves the statement of you get what you give. Both David Letterman and Jay Leno are striving to get back at this horrid and lengthy election, in a comedic way. Using aspects of the dark and infernal realm of comedy to achieve this, they become one with the community and are cynical about it, as is just about every other person in the world right now. To finish: why have dimpled chads when you can have pregnant chads?...
