# John — The Canterbury Tales character guide

> John in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** quoth John, Dan John

**First appearance:** 0002-the-miller-s-tale

## Who they are

A jealous old carpenter in the Miller's Tale.

## In the story

### [The Miller's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-miller-s-tale)

The jealous old carpenter who is tricked into believing Noah's flood is coming.

### [The Miller's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-tale)

The wealthy but jealous carpenter who marries young Alison. He is easily tricked by Nicholas's prophecy of a flood and ends up breaking his arm.

### [The Reeve's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_canterbury_tales_se/chapters/the-reeve-s-tale)

The other Cambridge student who participates in the revenge plot against Simkin.

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