Canterbury Tales 3
Chaucer's Character, the Wife of Bath, is a very unique woman during the Middle Ages. She takes pride in the knowledge of the remedies of love, she wears elaborate clothing, and she has gone to the altar five times. A lesson of domination and submission can be learned from the Wife of Bath and her relationship with each of the five men. The characterization and development of the Wife of Bath, as seen in the "General Prologue" and her individual prologue, are similar to the theme of the tale she tells. The tale that the Wife of Bath shares begins with a scenario illustrating complete domination. When a man has complete domination over a woman, he misuses that power. In the tale, the knight raped a maiden. This situation is similar to that of the Wife of Bath and her first three husbands. She had all the power and domination over her husbands. They were constantly trying to satisfy her lust. She believed that the only way she could he happy was if she had complete sovereignty over her husbands. However, a rela
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Approximate Word count = 684
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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