What were the pleasures in his life? What kind of manners did he have? Was he a good person? Stout and brawny, the Miller has a wart on his nose and a big mouth, both literally and figuratively. He threatens the Host's notion of propriety when he drunkenly insists on telling the second tale. Indeed, the Miller seems to enjoy overturning all conventions: he ruins the Host's carefully planned storytelling order; he rips doors off hinges; and he tells a tale that is somewhat blasphemous, ridiculing religious clerks, scholarly clerks, carpenters, and women. The Manciple (est: AIDAMEES): Where does he work? What are his duties? How had he become rich? A manciple was in charge of getting provisions for a college or court. Despite his lack of education, this Manciple is smarter than the thirty lawyers he feeds. The Reeve ( est: Inns of Courti TOIDUOSTJA): Describe his appearance , skills, relationship with his workers and superiors. How has he made his fortune?
The Bronte sisters, Ann, Emily and Charlotte, wrote a few decades later. Although often viewed collectively, their literary output differs greatly from each other. Wrote under male pen names – difficult to get published as a woman. At the time they wrote, their works were considered blasphemous (dealt with sexuality and death). Emily Bronte – Wuthering Heights, critics presumed was written by a woman. Not understood by her contemporaries. Controversial issues, such as incest, self-‐starvation, violent love and power.
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