The Miller

One of the brightest characters in Jeffrey Chaucer's “Canterbury Tales” is Miller, a muscular man with a wart on his nose. He earns his living by grinding the grain in the mill, where he raises his income by deceiving his clients.

Jeffrey Chaucer gives a detailed description of Miller in the Canterbury Valley. Miller, one of the pilgrims traveling to Canterbury, is a tall, muscular man known for his skills as a wrestler. Chaucer says that he always wins because of the strength and temperament of Miller when he takes part in wrestling matches during the days of the festival. In fact, Miller is even able to tear the doors off his hinges. Apparently, he is also quite insistent, because Chaucer says he can open the door by running his head.

Miller's beard is red, and he has a hairy wart on his nose. In addition, his nostrils are cavernous; Chaucer describes her as wide and black. At the very least, Miller's facial features seem appropriate, since he also has a wide mouth to go with his wide nostrils. Miller wears a blue hood and white coat, and he holds a sword and a shield next to him.

Miller is also a perfect piper, and he plays the bagpipes, and a group of pilgrims leaves the city to begin their journey. He likes to joke and read poetry, but most of his poems are only suitable for an adult audience.

In the General Prologue of the Canterbury Tales, Chaucer presents to the reader a mixture of unlikely but entertaining characters that make the pilgrimage to Canterbury. Chaucer then describes the various characteristics and manifestations of these characters. He probably does this to liven up these characters and give us a more vivid idea of who they are. Miller is one of the brightest figures I have met in Chaucer’s work because he is beautifully presented as a person who is without further details.