Miller – comical social satire/mocks the Miller’s social behaviors
1. Describe the Miller’s physical characteristics, citing lines and line numbers for support.
2. Describe the Miller’s behavior. What does it mean that he “was a master-hand at stealing grain / He felt it with his thumb and thus he knew / its quality and took three times his due—”
3. Describe the Miller’s clothing. What instrument does he play?
➢ Social Status: trade class worker who uses equipment to make flour
➢ Dress: Sword and buckler (shield) at his side, wore a blue hood and white coat
➢ Physical Characteristics: Stout - weighed 224 pounds, big, brawny red beard, wart on his nose
➢ Personality Traits: Wrestler, steals grain, a loud, bad storytelling clown, plays bagpipes
1. Describe the Miller’s physical characteristics, citing lines and line numbers for support.
2. Describe the Miller’s behavior. What does it mean that he “was a master-hand at stealing grain / He felt it with his thumb and thus he knew / its quality and took three times his due—”
3. Describe the Miller’s clothing. What instrument does he play?
➢ Social Status: trade class worker who uses equipment to make flour
➢ Dress: Sword and buckler (shield) at his side, wore a blue hood and white coat
➢ Physical Characteristics: Stout - weighed 224 pounds, big, brawny red beard, wart on his nose
➢ Personality Traits: Wrestler, steals grain, a loud, bad storytelling clown, plays bagpipes