Following Chaucer's description of the Miller in the General Prologue, The Miller's Tale reveals that the Miller is more complex than his appearance initially suggests. Given its bawdy and entertaining nature, Miller's story consists of events of "cuckoldism", "madness" and "secrets" (1720, 1718 and 1719). As the narrator of such a story, the Miller would immediately be classified as a crude man, interested only in the physical attractiveness of women. However, as the story unfolds, it conveys Miller's unexpected empathy as he commiserates with Alison, who is trapped by society's norms. The story of the Miller portrays not only the Miller's vulgar and deceitful characteristics, but also his surprisingly sympathetic nature. In his attempt to outdo the Knight, the Miller sacrifices decorum for the sake of entertainment, demonstrating his rough and rebellious nature. The obscene images provided by Miller gradually become more descriptive as the story progresses. For example, when he first travels with the Miller, Chaucer hears the Miller shout "his ballads and harlot jokes" and describes him as a "sow" (1712). These facts exemplify that the Miller is a person more of body than of mind. Furthermore, Chaucer's juxtaposition between the Knight's noble tale and the Miller's fearful tale confirms the Miller's “low-rate” thinking (1719). Testing these expectations, Miller's tale features many scandalous scenes of the “so graceful and so slimy” Alison, who cheats on her husband, John, with her student, Nicholas (1720). The Miller intentionally calls Nicholas “hendë,” a word that implies not only “ready at hand” but also a person who grabs women, as Nicholas “holds [Alison] by the hips,” an action that… ... medium paper ......732). The Miller's understanding of Alison's helpless situation exceeds the reader's expectations, given his appearance in the General Prologue. The Drunken Miller tells his own story of obscenity, deceit and sympathy in his attempt to mock the Knight's charming tale of courtly love. Each character in the story embodies the attributes of the Miller. Nicholas and Absolom display traits of both deception and lust, and although Miller is a stereotypical low-class thinker, his hidden sympathy for Alison reveals him to be somewhat moral and insightful. The Miller's helplessness may help explain his sympathy for Alison's plight, as the Miller must steal to survive just as Alison deceives John for his beloved. Contrary to the Miller's outward appearance of a rough man, the Miller shows his humanizing quality of consideration through his characters and their fate..