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THE REEVE’S TALE
In “The Reeve’s Tale”, found in Geoffery Chaucer’s, The Canterbury Tales, human greed is exhibited by a local miller who finally takes his toll. ... He does not hesitate to humiliate the Miller after the attack on him from “The Miller’s Tale”. ... Unlike the main character, the carpenter in “The Miller’s Tale”, the miller is described as a low life drunk. ... This takes place when the two students fight the miller, Symkyn, in the conclusion of the tale. ... One tradition that is used by Chaucer is the fabliau, which is a short, humorous verse tale.
Approximate Word count = 983 Approximate Pages = 3.9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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