In The Miller’s Tale, love is a main catalyst. John has an envious love for his wife, Allison, and is adamant about keeping her close to him as to avoid her cheating and making a fool of him. John knows that men are more taught to marry their equals in age but he also knows since he chose to marry younger, he has to deal with whatever hardships a young wife will bring him. “He was jealous, and held her closely caged, for she was young, and he was much older and judged himself likely to be made a cuckold.” (Chaucer 2) However, Allison has a secondary and sensual love for Nicholas, with whom she is having an affair. This affair is consumated by Nicholas fondling her and forcing her to prove her love to him. “But this Nicholas began to beg for
