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There are many times that Chaucer satirizes pride in the Miller’s tale. Old John, Nicholas and Absalon each exhibit their pride and then has his ego dented by various events. Throughout the tale, Chaucer depicts excessive pride as a sin that interferes with the men’s perception of reality. The first character to exhibit his pride is the carpenter Old John, Alison’s husband. Alison is extremely beautiful and considered a prize to be …

…he also propels him to get revenge in his joke on Nicholas. In these ways Chaucer has created a twisted triangle of pride in the men who love Alison. They are each proud for their own reasons and feel as though they deserve her love. However, their pride leads them to folly as it interferes with their good sense. Overall, Chaucer does a wonderful job ridiculing pride as the obstacle and sin in this tale.