In Chaucer’s “The Miller’s Tale”, besides love being of the most central idea of the story there are many forms shown in the plot. Some of the types of love in the story are romantic love, sensual love (stemmed from lust), religious love, and a form of love that falls more into the lines of admiration. Some of the representations of romantic love are first introduced when it is revealed Nicholas has “fallen in love” with Alison, and John’s feelings of romantic love for Alison, though it is jealous-romantic love for her. The sensual love depicted between characters is also very evident especially in Alison, she easily turns her back on John and cares for Nicholas seemingly only sensually. Alison does not care romantically for any of the
