m the people who have been sent to catch him stealing. When the students return with their horse, it is too late to depart safely, so the student's request a place to stay. During the night Aleyn successfully seduces the miller's daughter, Molly, and she falls in love with him. With this act, she betrays her father. This demonstrates Molly's lack of respect for the sanctity of marriage; she has been seduced by a man to whom she is not married. The other young boy, John seduces the miller's wife. By sleeping with John she too betrays the miller. John has only one reason to sleep with the miller's wife; jealousy. He was jealous that Aleyn was sleeping with Molly and therefore seduced Symkyn's wife. The wife's actions, like her daughter's, demonstrate that she has no respect for the vows she took on her wedding day. After the miller discovers his wife's infidelity, he becomes enraged. He displays an
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