What impression of the Miller does Chaucer create in the portrait?
Extracted from the general prologue, the portrait of the Miller begins by explaining his physical appearance. His physique is said to be 'ful big of brawn and eek of bones' indicating he was stocky, big boned and had large muscles. He was also 'short-sholdred' meaning broad. This suggests he could be quite threatening to look at. The Miller had a red beard as wide as a spade, a hairy wart on the top right of his nose, wide black nostrils and a huge mouth as great as a furnace. Chaucer creates a very clear image in our minds of the Miller and the impression given through his physical description suggests he is rather ugly. In the period of the 14th Century when Chaucer wrote the Canterbury tales, it was considered that you could tell a persons character from their appearance, be it good or bad. Chaucer portrays the Miller as physically repulsive which implies he is an immoral and bad character. His image could reflect his personality.
Extracted from the general prologue, the portrait of the Miller begins by explaining his physical appearance. His physique is said to be 'ful big of brawn and eek of bones' indicating he was stocky, big boned and had large muscles. He was also 'short-sholdred' meaning broad. This suggests he could be quite threatening to look at. The Miller had a red beard as wide as a spade, a hairy wart on the top right of his nose, wide black nostrils and a huge mouth as great as a furnace. Chaucer creates a very clear image in our minds of the Miller and the impression given through his physical description suggests he is rather ugly. In the period of the 14th Century when Chaucer wrote the Canterbury tales, it was considered that you could tell a persons character from their appearance, be it good or bad. Chaucer portrays the Miller as physically repulsive which implies he is an immoral and bad character. His image could reflect his personality.