Canterbury Tales Wife Of Bath
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Canterbury Tales: Wife of Bath
Chaucer portrays the Wife of Bath as if she is a hypocrite,
although, beneath the words, there is a great deal of wisdom involved.
The approach that I take, is the view that this tale is advice for
women to take. This tale teaches women that there are times one ....
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.... saying that she will have total control over herself, her husband, and
their household and very specifically, "...not he". This can be
interpretated that her husband will not have the same privileges as
her in the sense that he is like a 'slave' and she will 'command' over
him.. This quotation seems as if the Wife of Bath is leaning toward
the feministic opinion.
"Nevertheless, since I know your pleasure I'll satisfy your
physical pleasure." This was said by ....
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