Juxtaposition of the Sacred and the Profane In “The Miller’s Tale”, we see many examples of Juxtaposition of the sacred and the profane. In the prologue, we get that the idea that the story would be about the life of people who are religious and holy and respectable since they are saints. However, as the story goes on, it is clear that the story is not about saints, but rather people that are the opposite of saints. He uses contrasting characters to show his attitude towards religion. An example of this is in lines 1-5,”In Oxford there once lived a rich old out Who had some guest rooms that he rented out, And carpentry was this old fellow’s trade. A poor young scholar boarded who had made 3190.” This scholar was named Nicholas, who