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Why did the host want the Miller to wait to tell his tale until later ?

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Final answer:

The host in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales organizes the storytelling order, possibly delaying the Miller's tale to provide structure, emphasize themes, or due to the tale's content.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question you're asking refers to one of the stories within Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, specifically the sequence in which different characters are supposed to tell their tales. The host in Chaucer's collection organizes the storytelling and decides the order in which the characters should tell their stories. This is done to provide a structure to their entertainment and perhaps to emphasize certain themes or to create a contrasting effect between the stories told by different characters. The Miller's tale, known for its bawdy and humorous content, might be deemed inappropriate or less significant compared to tales that the host feels should be told first, possibly due to moral, social, or narrative reasons.

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