Stories are not always what they seem to be. It's hard to know how truly a story is, because when it is written various aspects influence the writer, and therefore, the final outcome can be completely different from the reality. The story of a Miller cheated by his wife in his own house and with a man he himself invited, can be told in many different ways, such as it happens in The Reeve's Tale and the Boccaccio's story. The base of both stories is two men that went in the Miller's house and, while he was sleeping, got confused and ended sleeping with his wife and daughter. In The Reeve's Tale, the Miller is a very ridiculous and violent man who is tricked by his own wife and daughter, but in Boccaccio's tale, the Miller is a good man who does the best he can when confronting problems. Therefore, the same story can be written in different tones, changing completely the sense of the story, as it's shown in the stories written by The Reeve and Boccaccio.
             The Tone of story is the attitude the writer takes towards a subject, character or the audience, and it can vary, from humorous to ironic, to serious, or to angry, within others. In most of the cases the tone depends on the purpose of the story, therefore, if the purpose of the story is making people feel in love and feel the romanticism, then the tone is going to be tender. The purpose of The Reeve's Tale is to make fun of the Miller and make him look like a complete idiot, because the Miller made fun of the Reeve in his own tale, and therefore, the tone of this tale is angry and bitter. "A thief he was, forsooth, of corn and meal, And sly at that, accustomed well to steal," (Line 19, The Reeve's Tale) said the Reeve at the beginning of the tale referring to the Miller, letting the audience know the thief he is, furthermore, he also refer to him as a liar, "The Miller snapped his fingers, truth to tell, And cracked his...