The tale of The Wife of Bath is completely woven in and around the question of what women want, with an interesting answer; what they want is control over their men/ lovers. In the end when the knight gives his wife the choice to choose between old, ugly and kind vs. young beautiful and unfaithful [...]
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What Women Want
Posted in Notes on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Power and Control
Posted in Notes on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
History is full of power struggles from the massive wars of the roman empire to the day to day struggles of spouses. I think that Power is the central thought in the Wife of Bath’s tale, power from/ freedom and power over/control. The tale follows a knight on a journey to save himself from hanging, [...]
Wife of Bath
Posted in Notes on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales on August 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Her sharp spurs over soft shoes, her talents at weaving, her weight, her five husbands and of course her Experiences of the world all bring together the Wife of Bath. I would like to think of her as an elderly grany, someone who can give you advice because they’ve lived it. my image of an [...]
