One of the most notable and unforgettable characters of medieval literature is Wife of Bath, a pilgrim on the journey from Southwark to Canterbury in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (CT). Chaucer includes and exploits individuals from all walks of medieval society; he uses irony and satire in varying types of narratives to show the problematic components of virtually each pilgrim. Unfortunately Chaucer delegated only two of his tales to be told by women-the tales of Wife of Bath and
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