THE COMPARISON'S TALE

The Miller's Tale was closely related to the Cook's Tale. Both tales consisted of a large amount of irony. The Miller's Tale was ironic in the sense that John, the rich carpenter was tricked into completing ridiculous tasks by Nicholas, a young student. The Cook's Tale was ironic due to the fact that the apprentice enjoyed his job, but put having fun before it. I feel that Chaucer's style of writing is both comical and satirical. The theme presented in both tales was that one isn't always what they seem to be. In The Miller's Tale, John was supposed to be much wiser in comparison to Nicholas due to their difference in age. However, John was outsmarted by Nicholas, a student who was supposed to be less intelligent. While in the Cook's Tale, the apprentice was a man who seemed to loved his job but in reality was lazy and always put having fun before work whenever given the chance.