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the miller's tale

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who does the miller cut off to tell his story? monk
what is the miller's story about? cuckold carpenter and his wife
who is offended by the miller's story? reeve
who is boarding at the carpenter's house? young scholar nicholas
what is nicholas learned in? astrology
why is the carpenter jealous of his wife? she is 18, pretty, and flirtatious
what is the wife's name? alison
what does alison do when nicholas comes onto her? protests at first, but submits
who is the other clerk interested in alison? absolon
what does absolon not like to do in public? fart
who does alison love more: absolon or nicholas? nicholas
where does the carpenter travel to? osney
what does nicholas tell alison to tell her husband? she does not know where nicholas is
why does the carpenter think nicholas has gone mad? he finds him staring at the moon
what does nicholas tell the carpenter when he breaks into the room? he has had a vision from god
what does nicholas claim to have seen? there will a flood worse than noah's and the carpenter must follow his instructions in order to survive
what does nicholas tell the carpenter to get? three tubs and an ax
why must the carpenter and his wife be in separate tubs? so they will not be tempted to sin
what do nicholas and alison do once the carpenter falls asleep in his tub? sin
what does absolon do after nicholas farts on him? sticks him in the rear with the hot poker
how does the carpenter break his arm? nicholas shouts for water, waking him out of his sleep, and he cuts the cord on his tub
what does absolon kiss? alison's ers
Created by: kassell2
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