Comparison of Miller's Tale and the Reeve's TaleIn the conclusion between Miller's Tale and the Reeve's Tale, the Reeve's Tale is much more insulting and malicious and convincingly closer 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 tale dealing with a form of dark humor and slapstick comedy, rather than a succession of put-downs that occurred in Reeve's Tale. In the Miller's Tale we see many insults directed at the ignorant man. was to choose the right bride 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 woman not long before and loved her more than his life. It was a girl of eighteen. He was jealous and kept her in the cage, For he was old and she was wild and young; He thought he might be stung. Not only do they differ in ages, but they share no similarities in their lifestyles, which highlights the fact that he is a jerk. (MiLT 89) The other quote from the Reeve in Miller's Tale is when, once again, the carpenter is portrayed as an idiot by being totally oblivious to the situation; Allison, his wife, and a man named Nicholas, a man known locally for making love in secret (which was his talent), attempt to have sex behind John's back. (MiLT 91). They make John believe that a great flood, worse than Noah's, is coming and will destroy them all. This fool, by believing this story and following them in the preparations, protects himself, even if no flooding of any kind occurs. This is the ultimate act of stupidity! The Prefect's story about the miller is a perfect example of evil and deceit at its best. The fact is that in the end the trickster is tricked again and again but the tables turn and the Miller is the real loser having lost his stolen flour and to add insult to injury he discovers that his wife and his daughter were cuckolded. especially after all the jargon about the following: In order to have Simpkins his relationship, the nuns had given him an education.