Look at the stages of Coutly Love outlined below. Map them onto The Miller's Tale. Indicate similarities and differences. Use quotations for each stage as well. You might try mapping Joli Absolon and  Hende Nicholas. Very often the differences will result in humour/ satire.

The Stages of Courtly Love:
1. Attraction to the lady, usually via eyes/glance
2. Worship of the lady from afar
3. Declaration of passionate devotion
4. Virtuous rejection by the lady
5. Renewed wooing with oaths of virtue and eternal fealty
6. Moans of approaching death from unsatisfied desire (and other physical manifestations of lovesickness)
7. Heroic deeds of valor which win the lady's heart
8. Consummation of the secret love

9. Endless adventures and subterfuges avoiding detection

BBC Radio 4 Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Metaphysical poets

Worth a listen!
Click on the site below and listen to views about John Donne's, The Flea.  Andrew Marvel's "To his Coy Mistress". There are also bits on Andrew Marvel and how they rethink Love Poetry.
You'll also find links to some useful sites to help with context.

BBC Radio Melvyn Bragg on The Metaphysicals

Quotations to think about...

KEY QUOTATIONS

Love Through The Ages Exam Section A Planning Grid - Drama

Planning Grid Drama Section A

"Tis Pity She's a Whore" John Ford The Full Text

Tis Pity the Text

Tis Pity She's a Whore Scene 2

Tis Pity She's a Whore - Scene 2 from tispity uweitc on Vimeo.

Scene 3

Tis Pity She's a Whore - Scene 3 from tispity uweitc on Vimeo.