To What Extent Is “The Millers Tale” by Chaucer a Moral Tale?  Is Chaucer merely trying to amuse us?

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To What Extent Is “The Millers Tale” by Chaucer a Moral Tale?  Is Chaucer merely trying to amuse us?

Firstly we the audience have to understand that Chaucer is both the writer of the tale but also a member of the pilgrimage who is relaying the stories told to him on the journey.  Pilgrimage was popular at the time, a long journey taken to a Holy place in order to cleanse you from sins.  I think

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Chaucer may have written them partly to amuse us but also as a way of displaying his critical views of the church at the time.

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The Miller, a bawdy man, tells the Millers Tale and is apparently drunk at the time. He is told “thou art a fool” not possibly able to tell a tale in such a state but he does.  The tale is about a carpenter who is made a cokewold of fool of by his wife which annoys a fellow pilgrim the Reeve as he was once a carpenter and believes the tale to be poking fun at him.  However the Miller tells his audience not to take offence or judge what he says for he means no harm by it. ...

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