The Miller by Eisha Banga

The Miller

What specific occupation does your character practice?

Millers grounded the grain which was brought by the citizens of the town.

http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-life/medieval-miller.htm

What does the need for this occupation tell us about the time period?

The Millers were important because they were the people who provided food.

http://www.medievalchronicles.com/medieval-people/medieval-tradesmen-and-merchants/medieval-miller/

What was his social standing?

Miller’s social standing is low class.

http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-life/medieval-miller.htm

What might your character;s day to day life be like?

The Miller’s were expected to work 3 to 7 days a week. They worked with different tools and equipment.

http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-life/medieval-miller.htm

What details about this character does Chaucer not include?

They didn’t include the Miller’s family life, hobbies, and background information.

https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/did-chaucer-approve-disapprove-miller-based-his-147537

What modern day occupation might correspond to your medieval character and why?

The Miller’s were compared to the farmers. They didn’t like it because they are Miller’s.

https://dot-job-descriptions.careerplanner.com/MILLER.cfm

The Miller

1. Paraphrase each line of the prologue describing your character.

The Miller’s are a strong guys who always known to win in fights. They are really strong but not physically active. He has a wart on his nose, and is red headed, and has facial hair. They are also known as loud people and thieves. They also have a smoking and drinking problem.

 2.  Which lines in the prologue best describe your character's physical appearance?

He appeared in lines 551 and 554-559. The Miller’s were described as physical appearances.

 3.  Which lines best describe his/her personality?

Lines 561-568 in the Prologue had explained the Miller’s strong personality.

 4.  Which specific words add to your understanding of the character's personality?

Some of the words I thought were Sin, Obscenity, and Jester.

 5.  List 5 example of spelling variations from middle to modern English.

Neuew: Nephew

Doute: Doubt

Anker: Anchor

Faute: Fault

Koude: Could

The Miller

FIRST, SUMMARIZE YOUR CHARACTER'S TALE. (Check the Table of Contents on the left side of the linked page to find your character's tale.)

The Miller’s story is based off a carpenter, and his wife, and two workers who are his students. The carpenter John lives in Oxford with his much younger wife, Alison who is a local beauty. The tale ends with doon, and god save all the rowte.

1.  What is Chaucer's opinion toward this character?

Chaucer does not polish his foibles or flaws. The Miller is, in fat, described as the scum of society, but he is necessary scum. He presents the facts of life and whether we may think they are disgusting to be presented to us in such a blunt manner.

2.  What specific lines or words tell you this?

Chaucer first describes him as a hero. Then he says how he is a trader and cannot be trusted because of the lies he has been telling.

3.  What word choices require an understanding of vocabulary from the time period.

The words were “Alwey”, “ Sowes”, and “Wyde”