The Similarities Between The Miller And The Summoner

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Throughout our reading of the general prologues to the characters it came to our attention that both the Miller and the Summoner have similarities and differences in traits to the Pardoner. For example there is a contrast that highlights the difference in masculinity between the Miller and the Pardoner. The Miller is described as a real manly man, “The Millere was a stout Carl for the nones; Full byg he was of brawn and eek of bones That proved wel, for over al ther he cam At wrastlynge he wolde have alwey the ram.”.(Chaucer,547) this quote meaning that he was a big and broad shouldered man who would always win if wrestling. Also it was said that “His berd as any sowe or fox was reed”(Chaucer,554) this red beard compared to a wild animal also …show more content…

This insinuates that the miller may not have been educated very well and he could be made a fool of. In contrast to this the Pardoner was no fool and in fact was quite devious as he would trick people into thinking that pigs bones were in fact relics from holy saints and from this he would make his money. This shows that the Pardoner knew how to play tricks on …show more content…

The Summoner was described “Ful prively a finch eek koude he pulle”(Chaucer,654) this shows that the Pardoner is not the only one to be able to play tricks as the summoner can too. Both the Summoner and the Padoner seem to take pride in them selves because of the few minor things that they have going for them for example the Pardoner wore his hair down and uncovered because “Hym thoughte he rood al of the newe jet”(Chaucer,684) this meaning that he felt he was looking great and keeping up with the trends. Similarly to this minor thing to take pride in, the Summoner seemed to take great pride in the very few latin words that he knew, “And whan that he wel drunken hadde the wyn, than wolde he speke no word but Latyn. A fewe termes hadde he, two or thre, That he had lerned out of som decree”(Chaucer,639). This shows that although the Summoner only knew two or three terms in latin he would still try his ut most to speak it after drinking

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