In the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer we are presented with two very similar yet different characters which are the Miller and the Pardoner. Both the Miller and Pardoner are both males that want to obtain certain things. They both have very distinct stories to tell, but the stories play a huge role on who they are and how we as readers view them. They both have wicked ways of getting what they want either by selling fake relics or by telling others false things. Another thing both have a lot in common is that they have to do sinful things in order to get what they want, which are adultery and fraud. Both the Miller and the Pardoner share the idea of wanting something. In the Miller's story he talks about wanting to sleep with Alisoun,
