Comparison of Miller's Tale and Reeve's TaleIn the conclusion between Miller's Tale and Reeve's Tale, Reeve's Tale is much more offensive and harmful and closer convincingly to the true definition of quitting, then Miller's Tale. The Reeve's Tale defines what deception, evil and cuckolding are. The Miller's Tale is more of a short story that deals with a form of black humor and slapstick comedy, rather than a series of criticisms that occurred in Reeve's Tale. In Miller's Tale, we see many insults directed at the ignorant man. was in choosing the right wife for marriage. He chooses an eighteen-year-old hottie, named Allison, and John, the carpenter, who marries her says: This carpenter had married a new wife Not long before, and he loved her more than life. She was an eighteen year old girl. He was jealous and kept her in a cage, because he was old and she was young and wild; He thought he would most likely get stung. Not only are their ages different, but they share no similarities in their lifestyles, which points to the fact that he is a narrow-minded fool. (MiLT 89) Reeve's other neglect in Miller's Tale is when, once again, the carpenter is portrayed as dull being totally unaware of the situation; Allison, his wife, and a man named Nicholas, a man known locally for making love in secret (which was his talent), are trying to have sex behind John's back. (MiLT 91). They make John believe that a great flood is coming, worse than Noah's, which will destroy them all. This fool, by believing this story and following them in their preparations, protects himself, even if no flood of any kind occurs. This is the ultimate act of stupidity! Reeve's tale of the miller is a perfect example of evil and deception at its best. The fact is that in the end, the trickster is deceived again and again, but the situation changes and the miller is the real loser having lost the stolen flour and, to add insult to injury, he discovers that his wife and daughter have been cuckolds. especially after all the jargon about the following: To have Simpkins as a relative, the nuns had given her an education.