Throughout "The Reeves Tale", we do not get to see the women of the tale go outside. Chaucer presents the women of the household as being indoors in all instances, this again helps to illustrate women's depravity in society of the Middle Ages, and also how men are viewed as the dominant force within that period of time. .
The reeve is ruled by his practical mind, this gives him the drive, or rather greed to make as much money as he can. This could be done by either saving up or by thieving, either way the miller still wants more and more. A prime example of this drive/greed is shown when the students are tricked into leaving their meal, in order to go and look for their horse, which was set free by Symkyn, the miller. Whilst returning from their journey, the students realise that their meal is missing, without knowing who actually took it, they ask the miller for a place to stay. Eventually after all the sex which occurs in the house, the daughter, Molly tells one of the students, John, who stole their meal. This causes the fight, after the fight the students regain their meal and leave. In a perfect ending to the tale, this proverb rings true, "Hym thar nat wene wel that yvele dooth", (line 466) for a trickster himself shall be tricked. .
The first thing, in which Chaucer tells us about the miller, is his physical description. Were "Round was his face" and "camuse was his nose" (line 80). We are then told that the miller can play the bagpipes, "Pipen he koude" (line 73), he can fish and wrestle. We are also told that he wears ostentatious clothing. Chaucer's descriptive use of clothing helps to provide detail and comment on those that are wearing them. Just like in real life, characters or rather people are judged by their appearance. .
Through Chaucer's disapproval on the changing ideologies is his society he simply describes what each character looks like in a physical sense, and what they are doing.
