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The Wife of Bath's Tale (Middle English: the Tale of the Wyf of Bathe) is among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. It provides insight into the role of women in the Late Middle Ages and was probably of interest to Chaucer himself, for the character is one of his most developed ones, with her Prologue twice as long as her Tale. He also goes so far as to describe two sets of clothing for her in his General Prologue. She holds her own among the bickering pilgrims, and evidence in the manuscripts suggests that although she was first assigned a different, plainer tale—perhaps the one told by the Shipman—she received her present tale as her significance increased. She calls herself both Alyson and Alys in the prologue, but to confuse matters these are also the names of her 'gossib' (a close friend or gossip), whom she mentions several times, as well as many female characters throughout The Canterbury Tales.
The tale is often regarded as the first of the so-called "marriage group" of tales, which includes the Clerk's, the Merchant's and the Franklin's tales. But some scholars contest this grouping, first proposed by Chaucer scholar Eleanor Prescott Hammond and subsequently elaborated by George Lyman Kittredge, not least because the later tales of Melibee and the Nun's Priest also discuss this theme. A separation between tales that deal with moral issues and ones that deal with magical issues, as the Wife of Bath's does, is favoured by some scholars.
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The Wife of Bath’s Tale - Poem Summary
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The Canterbury Tales | The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale Summary & Analysis | Geoffrey Chaucer
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THE WIFE OF BATH'S TALE
The Wife Of Bath's Tale, by Geoffrey Chaucer from Canterbury tales.
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Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale (audiobook, simple English)
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Wife of Bath
WIFE of BATH A film by Joanna Quinn A raucous and acerbic adaptation of one of Chaucers Canterbury Tales. http://www.berylproductions.co.uk/
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The Wife of Bath's Tale
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The Wife of Bath's Tale malayalam summary by Geoffrey chaucer
In the days of King Arthur, the Wife of Bath begins, the isle of Britain was full of fairies and elves. Now, those creatures are gone because their spots have been taken by the friars and other mendicants that seem to fill every nook and cranny of the isle. And though the friars rape women, just as the incubi did in the days of the fairies, the friars only cause women dishonor—the incubi always got them pregnant. In Arthur’s court, however, a young, lusty knight comes across a beautiful young maiden one day. Overcome by lust and his sense of his own power, he rapes her. The court is scandalized by the crime and decrees that the knight should be put to death by decapitation. However, Arthur’s queen and other ladies of the court intercede on his behalf and ask the king to give him one chanc...
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“The Wife of Bath’s Tale” is among the most iconic poems in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. Written between 1387 and 1400, The Canterbury Tales is comprised of 24 tales narrated as part of a storytelling contest between a group of pilgrims traveling from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint à Thomas Becket.
“The Wife of Bath’s Tale” is widely recognized as a protofeminist work since the story explores the double standard applied to women in Chaucer’s era. In medieval England, women were afforded limited agency with constraints on their gender roles and identities. Whatever little power men allowed them to possess was attributed to their social rank and marital status. Therefore, The Wife of Bath is one of Chaucer’s most developed and outspoken characters, with her descriptive and unconventional prologue weighing in at double the length of those of her fellow pilgrims.
The Wife of Bath begins the prologue to her tale by making a case for the importance of life experience for women. Having married five times herself, she argues that the Bible does not prohibit women from marrying more than once, as Abraham and Solomon did. Instead, she says, the Bible orders people to “go forth and multiply,” which she interprets as license to use her body however she chooses.
Soon, the Pardoner, a shameless seller of Catholic pardons for sins, interrupts. He claims that he was about to take a wife, but that the Wife of Bath has put him off of the idea. The Wife of Bath advises him to listen carefully to her tale before forming an opinion on the matter.
The Wife of Bath goes on to describe her five husbands, three of whom she characterizes as “good.” However, she defines “good” as rich, old, and submissive and goes on to detail the various ways in which she manipulated these men for money. Her tactics included withholding intimacy, nagging at them, and accusing them of infidelity. This last ploy is especially hypocritical, since she admits to having been adulterous herself.
In contrast, the Wife of Bath describes the following two husbands as “bad.” Her fourth spouse was a drunk who kept a mistress, while her fifth husband, Jankin, was kind to her in the bedroom but beat her viciously. Jankin was half the Wife’s age yet often read to her from a book of “wicked wives,” a volume of antifeminist literature that she forced him to burn after a particularly violent fight. Once he had submitted to her in this way, Jankin and the Wife of Bath enjoyed a perfectly happy marriage.
At this point, the Friar, a corrupt clergyman, mocks the Wife of Bath for her long-windedness. But the Summoner, another hypocritical religious figure, tells the friar to sit down, remarking that friars are notorious for their long stories. The friar retorts that, when his turn comes, he will seek his revenge by telling a farcical tale about a summoner.
Finally, the Wife of Bath arrives at her tale, which is set in the time of King Arthur. While riding home from a hawking expedition, one of the king’s knights happens upon a maiden walking alone. He violates her, a crime punishable by death at the time. But when he appears before the king, the queen intervenes, promising to spare the knight’s life if he can answer one question: “what do women most desire?”
Given one year to answer this query, the knight journeys far and wide, asking the question of everyone he encounters, but no two people give the same answer. Whereas, some say wealth, others say status, freedom, or good lovers. A year passes, and the knight journeys back home to appear before the queen. But on his way, he encounters a group of 24 maidens dancing in the forest.
He approaches the women, but they suddenly disappear, leaving only an ugly old woman. She agrees to provide the correct answer to the queen’s question, but on the condition that he do whatever she asks. He agrees, and she whispers the answer into his ear.
When they arrive at court, the knight relays the old woman’s answer to the queen: that women desire sovereignty over their husbands most of all. The queen agrees, pardoning him, but the knight is loathe to follow through with his promise when the old woman announces that he must now take her as his wife. Left with no way out of his promise, the knight marries the old crone.
Lying in bed together after the wedding, the old woman notes the knight’s unhappiness and gives him a choice: would he rather have an old, ugly wife who is entirely faithful to him or a young, fair wife who cuckolds him. The knight thinks hard but cannot arrive at an answer and finally tells the woman to choose whichever option she thinks would bring the most honor.
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“The Wife of Bath’s Tale” is among the most iconic poems in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. Written between 1387 and 1400, The Canterbury Tales is comprised of 24 tales narrated as part of a storytelling contest between a group of pilgrims traveling from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint à Thomas Becket.
“The Wife of Bath’s Tale” is widely recognized as a protofeminist work since the story explores the double standard applied to women in Chaucer’s era. In medieval England, women were afforded limited agency with constraints on their gender roles and identities. Whatever little power men allowed them to possess was attributed to their social rank and marital status. Therefore, The Wife of Bath is one of Chaucer’s most developed and outspoken characters, with her descriptive and unconventional prologue weighing in at double the length of those of her fellow pilgrims.
The Wife of Bath begins the prologue to her tale by making a case for the importance of life experience for women. Having married five times herself, she argues that the Bible does not prohibit women from marrying more than once, as Abraham and Solomon did. Instead, she says, the Bible orders people to “go forth and multiply,” which she interprets as license to use her body however she chooses.
Soon, the Pardoner, a shameless seller of Catholic pardons for sins, interrupts. He claims that he was about to take a wife, but that the Wife of Bath has put him off of the idea. The Wife of Bath advises him to listen carefully to her tale before forming an opinion on the matter.
The Wife of Bath goes on to describe her five husbands, three of whom she characterizes as “good.” However, she defines “good” as rich, old, and submissive and goes on to detail the various ways in which she manipulated these men for money. Her tactics included withholding intimacy, nagging at them, and accusing them of infidelity. This last ploy is especially hypocritical, since she admits to having been adulterous herself.
In contrast, the Wife of Bath describes the following two husbands as “bad.” Her fourth spouse was a drunk who kept a mistress, while her fifth husband, Jankin, was kind to her in the bedroom but beat her viciously. Jankin was half the Wife’s age yet often read to her from a book of “wicked wives,” a volume of antifeminist literature that she forced him to burn after a particularly violent fight. Once he had submitted to her in this way, Jankin and the Wife of Bath enjoyed a perfectly happy marriage.
At this point, the Friar, a corrupt clergyman, mocks the Wife of Bath for her long-windedness. But the Summoner, another hypocritical religious figure, tells the friar to sit down, remarking that friars are notorious for their long stories. The friar retorts that, when his turn comes, he will seek his revenge by telling a farcical tale about a summoner.
Finally, the Wife of Bath arrives at her tale, which is set in the time of King Arthur. While riding home from a hawking expedition, one of the king’s knights happens upon a maiden walking alone. He violates her, a crime punishable by death at the time. But when he appears before the king, the queen intervenes, promising to spare the knight’s life if he can answer one question: “what do women most desire?”
Given one year to answer this query, the knight journeys far and wide, asking the question of everyone he encounters, but no two people give the same answer. Whereas, some say wealth, others say status, freedom, or good lovers. A year passes, and the knight journeys back home to appear before the queen. But on his way, he encounters a group of 24 maidens dancing in the forest.
He approaches the women, but they suddenly disappear, leaving only an ugly old woman. She agrees to provide the correct answer to the queen’s question, but on the condition that he do whatever she asks. He agrees, and she whispers the answer into his ear.
When they arrive at court, the knight relays the old woman’s answer to the queen: that women desire sovereignty over their husbands most of all. The queen agrees, pardoning him, but the knight is loathe to follow through with his promise when the old woman announces that he must now take her as his wife. Left with no way out of his promise, the knight marries the old crone.
Lying in bed together after the wedding, the old woman notes the knight’s unhappiness and gives him a choice: would he rather have an old, ugly wife who is entirely faithful to him or a young, fair wife who cuckolds him. The knight thinks hard but cannot arrive at an answer and finally tells the woman to choose whichever option she thinks would bring the most honor.
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The Canterbury Tales | The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale Summary & Analysis | Geoffrey Chaucer
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The Wife of Bath's Tale - animated
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THE WIFE OF BATH'S TALE
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The Wife Of Bath's Tale, by Geoffrey Chaucer from Canterbury tales.
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Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale (audiobook, simple English)
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A story about a knight looking for the answer to the question of what women want most, retold for learners at the elementary level of English (CEFR A1), recorde...
A story about a knight looking for the answer to the question of what women want most, retold for learners at the elementary level of English (CEFR A1), recorded in American English. Sponsored by https://www.englishme.cz/
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A story about a knight looking for the answer to the question of what women want most, retold for learners at the elementary level of English (CEFR A1), recorded in American English. Sponsored by https://www.englishme.cz/
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Wife of Bath
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WIFE of BATH
A film by Joanna Quinn
A raucous and acerbic adaptation of one of Chaucers Canterbury Tales.
http://www.berylproductions.co.uk/
WIFE of BATH
A film by Joanna Quinn
A raucous and acerbic adaptation of one of Chaucers Canterbury Tales.
http://www.berylproductions.co.uk/
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WIFE of BATH
A film by Joanna Quinn
A raucous and acerbic adaptation of one of Chaucers Canterbury Tales.
http://www.berylproductions.co.uk/
- published: 02 Nov 2009
- views: 349815
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The Wife of Bath's Tale
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The Wife of Bath's Tale malayalam summary by Geoffrey chaucer
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In the days of King Arthur, the Wife of Bath begins, the isle of Britain was full of fairies and elves. Now, those creatures are gone because their spots have b...
In the days of King Arthur, the Wife of Bath begins, the isle of Britain was full of fairies and elves. Now, those creatures are gone because their spots have been taken by the friars and other mendicants that seem to fill every nook and cranny of the isle. And though the friars rape women, just as the incubi did in the days of the fairies, the friars only cause women dishonor—the incubi always got them pregnant.
In Arthur’s court, however, a young, lusty knight comes across a beautiful young maiden one day. Overcome by lust and his sense of his own power, he rapes her. The court is scandalized by the crime and decrees that the knight should be put to death by decapitation. However, Arthur’s queen and other ladies of the court intercede on his behalf and ask the king to give him one chance to save his own life. Arthur, wisely obedient to wifely counsel, grants their request. The queen presents the knight with the following challenge: if, within one year, he can discover what women want most in the world and report his findings back to the court, he will keep his life. If he cannot find the answer to the queen’s question, or if his answer is wrong, he will lose his head.
The knight sets forth in sorrow. He roams throughout the country, posing the question to every woman he meets. To the knight’s dismay, nearly every one of them answers differently. Some claim that women love money best, some honor, some jolliness, some looks, some sex, some remarriage, some flattery, and some say that women most want to be free to do as they wish. Finally, says the Wife, some say that women most want to be considered discreet and secretive, although she argues that such an answer is clearly untrue, since no woman can keep a secret. As proof, she retells Ovid’s story of Midas. Midas had two ass’s ears growing under his hair, which he concealed from everybody except his wife, whom he begged not to disclose his secret. She swore she would not, but the secret burned so much inside her that she ran down to a marsh and whispered her husband’s secret to the water. The Wife then says that if her listeners would like to hear how the tale ends, they should read Ovid.
She returns to her story of the knight. When his day of judgment draws near, the knight sorrowfully heads for home. As he rides near a forest, he sees a large group of women dancing and decides to approach them to ask his question. But as he approaches, the group vanishes, and all he can see is an ugly old woman. The woman asks if she can be of help, and the knight explains his predicament and promises to reward her if she can help him. The woman tells the knight that he must pledge himself to her in return for her help, and the knight, having no options left, gladly consents. She then guarantees that his life will be saved.
The knight and the old woman travel together to the court, where, in front of a large audience, the knight tells the queen the answer with which the old woman supplied him: what women most desire is to be in charge of their husbands and lovers. The women agree resoundingly that this is the answer, and the queen spares the knight’s life. The old hag comes forth and publicly asks the knight to marry her. The knight cries out in horror. He begs her to take his material possessions rather than his body, but she refuses to yield, and in the end he is forced to consent. The two are married in a small, private wedding and go to bed together the same night. Throughout the entire ordeal, the knight remains miserable.
While in bed, the loathsome hag asks the knight why he is so sad. He replies that he could hardly bear the shame of having such an ugly, lowborn wife. She does not take offense at the insult, but calmly asks him whether real “gentillesse,” or noble character, can be hereditary (1109). There have been sons of noble fathers, she argues, who were shameful and villainous, though they shared the same blood. Her family may be poor, but real poverty lies in covetousness, and real riches lie in having little and wanting nothing. She offers the knight a choice: either he can have her be ugly but loyal and good, or he can have her young and fair but also coquettish and unfaithful. The knight ponders in silence. Finally, he replies that he would rather trust her judgment, and he asks her to choose whatever she thinks best. Because the knight’s answer gave the woman what she most desired, the authority to choose for herself, she becomes both beautiful and good. The two have a long, happy marriage, and the woman becomes completely obedient to her husband. The Wife of Bath concludes with a plea that Jesus Christ send all women husbands who are young, meek, and fresh in bed, and the grace to outlive their husbands.
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In the days of King Arthur, the Wife of Bath begins, the isle of Britain was full of fairies and elves. Now, those creatures are gone because their spots have been taken by the friars and other mendicants that seem to fill every nook and cranny of the isle. And though the friars rape women, just as the incubi did in the days of the fairies, the friars only cause women dishonor—the incubi always got them pregnant.
In Arthur’s court, however, a young, lusty knight comes across a beautiful young maiden one day. Overcome by lust and his sense of his own power, he rapes her. The court is scandalized by the crime and decrees that the knight should be put to death by decapitation. However, Arthur’s queen and other ladies of the court intercede on his behalf and ask the king to give him one chance to save his own life. Arthur, wisely obedient to wifely counsel, grants their request. The queen presents the knight with the following challenge: if, within one year, he can discover what women want most in the world and report his findings back to the court, he will keep his life. If he cannot find the answer to the queen’s question, or if his answer is wrong, he will lose his head.
The knight sets forth in sorrow. He roams throughout the country, posing the question to every woman he meets. To the knight’s dismay, nearly every one of them answers differently. Some claim that women love money best, some honor, some jolliness, some looks, some sex, some remarriage, some flattery, and some say that women most want to be free to do as they wish. Finally, says the Wife, some say that women most want to be considered discreet and secretive, although she argues that such an answer is clearly untrue, since no woman can keep a secret. As proof, she retells Ovid’s story of Midas. Midas had two ass’s ears growing under his hair, which he concealed from everybody except his wife, whom he begged not to disclose his secret. She swore she would not, but the secret burned so much inside her that she ran down to a marsh and whispered her husband’s secret to the water. The Wife then says that if her listeners would like to hear how the tale ends, they should read Ovid.
She returns to her story of the knight. When his day of judgment draws near, the knight sorrowfully heads for home. As he rides near a forest, he sees a large group of women dancing and decides to approach them to ask his question. But as he approaches, the group vanishes, and all he can see is an ugly old woman. The woman asks if she can be of help, and the knight explains his predicament and promises to reward her if she can help him. The woman tells the knight that he must pledge himself to her in return for her help, and the knight, having no options left, gladly consents. She then guarantees that his life will be saved.
The knight and the old woman travel together to the court, where, in front of a large audience, the knight tells the queen the answer with which the old woman supplied him: what women most desire is to be in charge of their husbands and lovers. The women agree resoundingly that this is the answer, and the queen spares the knight’s life. The old hag comes forth and publicly asks the knight to marry her. The knight cries out in horror. He begs her to take his material possessions rather than his body, but she refuses to yield, and in the end he is forced to consent. The two are married in a small, private wedding and go to bed together the same night. Throughout the entire ordeal, the knight remains miserable.
While in bed, the loathsome hag asks the knight why he is so sad. He replies that he could hardly bear the shame of having such an ugly, lowborn wife. She does not take offense at the insult, but calmly asks him whether real “gentillesse,” or noble character, can be hereditary (1109). There have been sons of noble fathers, she argues, who were shameful and villainous, though they shared the same blood. Her family may be poor, but real poverty lies in covetousness, and real riches lie in having little and wanting nothing. She offers the knight a choice: either he can have her be ugly but loyal and good, or he can have her young and fair but also coquettish and unfaithful. The knight ponders in silence. Finally, he replies that he would rather trust her judgment, and he asks her to choose whatever she thinks best. Because the knight’s answer gave the woman what she most desired, the authority to choose for herself, she becomes both beautiful and good. The two have a long, happy marriage, and the woman becomes completely obedient to her husband. The Wife of Bath concludes with a plea that Jesus Christ send all women husbands who are young, meek, and fresh in bed, and the grace to outlive their husbands.
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The Wife of Bath’s Tale - Poem Summary
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“The Wife of Bath’s Tale” is among the most iconic poems in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. Written between 1387 and 1400, The Canterbury Tales is comprised of 24 tales narrated as part of a storytelling contest between a group of pilgrims traveling from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint à Thomas Becket.
“The Wife of Bath’s Tale” is widely recognized as a protofeminist work since the story explores the double standard applied to women in Chaucer’s era. In medieval England, women were afforded limited agency with constraints on their gender roles and identities. Whatever little power men allowed them to possess was attributed to their social rank and marital status. Therefore, The Wife of Bath is one of Chaucer’s most developed and outspoken characters, with her descriptive and unconventional prologue weighing in at double the length of those of her fellow pilgrims.
The Wife of Bath begins the prologue to her tale by making a case for the importance of life experience for women. Having married five times herself, she argues that the Bible does not prohibit women from marrying more than once, as Abraham and Solomon did. Instead, she says, the Bible orders people to “go forth and multiply,” which she interprets as license to use her body however she chooses.
Soon, the Pardoner, a shameless seller of Catholic pardons for sins, interrupts. He claims that he was about to take a wife, but that the Wife of Bath has put him off of the idea. The Wife of Bath advises him to listen carefully to her tale before forming an opinion on the matter.
The Wife of Bath goes on to describe her five husbands, three of whom she characterizes as “good.” However, she defines “good” as rich, old, and submissive and goes on to detail the various ways in which she manipulated these men for money. Her tactics included withholding intimacy, nagging at them, and accusing them of infidelity. This last ploy is especially hypocritical, since she admits to having been adulterous herself.
In contrast, the Wife of Bath describes the following two husbands as “bad.” Her fourth spouse was a drunk who kept a mistress, while her fifth husband, Jankin, was kind to her in the bedroom but beat her viciously. Jankin was half the Wife’s age yet often read to her from a book of “wicked wives,” a volume of antifeminist literature that she forced him to burn after a particularly violent fight. Once he had submitted to her in this way, Jankin and the Wife of Bath enjoyed a perfectly happy marriage.
At this point, the Friar, a corrupt clergyman, mocks the Wife of Bath for her long-windedness. But the Summoner, another hypocritical religious figure, tells the friar to sit down, remarking that friars are notorious for their long stories. The friar retorts that, when his turn comes, he will seek his revenge by telling a farcical tale about a summoner.
Finally, the Wife of Bath arrives at her tale, which is set in the time of King Arthur. While riding home from a hawking expedition, one of the king’s knights happens upon a maiden walking alone. He violates her, a crime punishable by death at the time. But when he appears before the king, the queen intervenes, promising to spare the knight’s life if he can answer one question: “what do women most desire?”
Given one year to answer this query, the knight journeys far and wide, asking the question of everyone he encounters, but no two people give the same answer. Whereas, some say wealth, others say status, freedom, or good lovers. A year passes, and the knight journeys back home to appear before the queen. But on his way, he encounters a group of 24 maidens dancing in the forest.
He approaches the women, but they suddenly disappear, leaving only an ugly old woman. She agrees to provide the correct answer to the queen’s question, but on the condition that he do whatever she asks. He agrees, and she whispers the answer into his ear.
When they arrive at court, the knight relays the old woman’s answer to the queen: that women desire sovereignty over their husbands most of all. The queen agrees, pardoning him, but the knight is loathe to follow through with his promise when the old woman announces that he must now take her as his wife. Left with no way out of his promise, the knight marries the old crone.
Lying in bed together after the wedding, the old woman notes the knight’s unhappiness and gives him a choice: would he rather have an old, ugly wife who is entirely faithful to him or a young, fair wife who cuckolds him. The knight thinks hard but cannot arrive at an answer and finally tells the woman to choose whichever option she thinks would bring the most honor.
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The Canterbury Tales | The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale Summary & Analysis | Geoffrey Chaucer
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Summarize videos instantly with our Course Assistant plugin, and enjoy AI-generated quizzes: https://bit.ly/ch-ai-asst The Canterbury Tales summary and analysis in under five minutes. Geoffery Chaucer's classic anthology of stories is perhaps the most famous piece of Middle English literature. This video provides an in-depth summary and analysis of The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale from Geoffrey Chaucer's collection of stories The Canterbury Tales.
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THE WIFE OF BATH'S TALE
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In the days of King Arthur, the Wife of Bath begins, the isle of Britain was full of fairies and elves. Now, those creatures are gone because their spots have been taken by the friars and other mendicants that seem to fill every nook and cranny of the isle. And though the friars rape women, just as the incubi did in the days of the fairies, the friars only cause women dishonor—the incubi always got them pregnant.
In Arthur’s court, however, a young, lusty knight comes across a beautiful young maiden one day. Overcome by lust and his sense of his own power, he rapes her. The court is scandalized by the crime and decrees that the knight should be put to death by decapitation. However, Arthur’s queen and other ladies of the court intercede on his behalf and ask the king to give him one chance to save his own life. Arthur, wisely obedient to wifely counsel, grants their request. The queen presents the knight with the following challenge: if, within one year, he can discover what women want most in the world and report his findings back to the court, he will keep his life. If he cannot find the answer to the queen’s question, or if his answer is wrong, he will lose his head.
The knight sets forth in sorrow. He roams throughout the country, posing the question to every woman he meets. To the knight’s dismay, nearly every one of them answers differently. Some claim that women love money best, some honor, some jolliness, some looks, some sex, some remarriage, some flattery, and some say that women most want to be free to do as they wish. Finally, says the Wife, some say that women most want to be considered discreet and secretive, although she argues that such an answer is clearly untrue, since no woman can keep a secret. As proof, she retells Ovid’s story of Midas. Midas had two ass’s ears growing under his hair, which he concealed from everybody except his wife, whom he begged not to disclose his secret. She swore she would not, but the secret burned so much inside her that she ran down to a marsh and whispered her husband’s secret to the water. The Wife then says that if her listeners would like to hear how the tale ends, they should read Ovid.
She returns to her story of the knight. When his day of judgment draws near, the knight sorrowfully heads for home. As he rides near a forest, he sees a large group of women dancing and decides to approach them to ask his question. But as he approaches, the group vanishes, and all he can see is an ugly old woman. The woman asks if she can be of help, and the knight explains his predicament and promises to reward her if she can help him. The woman tells the knight that he must pledge himself to her in return for her help, and the knight, having no options left, gladly consents. She then guarantees that his life will be saved.
The knight and the old woman travel together to the court, where, in front of a large audience, the knight tells the queen the answer with which the old woman supplied him: what women most desire is to be in charge of their husbands and lovers. The women agree resoundingly that this is the answer, and the queen spares the knight’s life. The old hag comes forth and publicly asks the knight to marry her. The knight cries out in horror. He begs her to take his material possessions rather than his body, but she refuses to yield, and in the end he is forced to consent. The two are married in a small, private wedding and go to bed together the same night. Throughout the entire ordeal, the knight remains miserable.
While in bed, the loathsome hag asks the knight why he is so sad. He replies that he could hardly bear the shame of having such an ugly, lowborn wife. She does not take offense at the insult, but calmly asks him whether real “gentillesse,” or noble character, can be hereditary (1109). There have been sons of noble fathers, she argues, who were shameful and villainous, though they shared the same blood. Her family may be poor, but real poverty lies in covetousness, and real riches lie in having little and wanting nothing. She offers the knight a choice: either he can have her be ugly but loyal and good, or he can have her young and fair but also coquettish and unfaithful. The knight ponders in silence. Finally, he replies that he would rather trust her judgment, and he asks her to choose whatever she thinks best. Because the knight’s answer gave the woman what she most desired, the authority to choose for herself, she becomes both beautiful and good. The two have a long, happy marriage, and the woman becomes completely obedient to her husband. The Wife of Bath concludes with a plea that Jesus Christ send all women husbands who are young, meek, and fresh in bed, and the grace to outlive their husbands.
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The Wife of Bath's Tale
The Wife of Bath's Tale (Middle English: the Tale of the Wyf of Bathe) is among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. It provides insight into the role of women in the Late Middle Ages and was probably of interest to Chaucer himself, for the character is one of his most developed ones, with her Prologue twice as long as her Tale. He also goes so far as to describe two sets of clothing for her in his General Prologue. She holds her own among the bickering pilgrims, and evidence in the manuscripts suggests that although she was first assigned a different, plainer tale—perhaps the one told by the Shipman—she received her present tale as her significance increased. She calls herself both Alyson and Alys in the prologue, but to confuse matters these are also the names of her 'gossib' (a close friend or gossip), whom she mentions several times, as well as many female characters throughout The Canterbury Tales.
The tale is often regarded as the first of the so-called "marriage group" of tales, which includes the Clerk's, the Merchant's and the Franklin's tales. But some scholars contest this grouping, first proposed by Chaucer scholar Eleanor Prescott Hammond and subsequently elaborated by George Lyman Kittredge, not least because the later tales of Melibee and the Nun's Priest also discuss this theme. A separation between tales that deal with moral issues and ones that deal with magical issues, as the Wife of Bath's does, is favoured by some scholars.
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by Ty
The Tale
by: Ty[Ty talking]
'Yes. This is a cautionary tale.
You can ... take it any which way you wanna.
I mean no disrespect in part two.
As we just ... alright ... let me ...' [Ty's voice fades]
It was a sunny afternoon, somewhere between April, May or maybe June
The year had been quite busy
and I was just taking a break from having to make a tune
I was chilling with my cousin rude boys undercover just ...
watching the place
Sitting opposite the tube
and this girl walked up and said 'I recognise your face.
Your name's Ty isn't it? I seen you in this and that magazine'
I was quite chuffed really,
looked slightly at my cousin and we both said 'seen!'
One month later she phones me up
'I'm in the area, can I come up?' I'm like 'please!'
Turned to my brethren said
'I love you like a brother, but BRUSH you got to leave!'
[Tee talking]
'You know what I'm saying? You got to leave! If you met this girl right,
you'd understand. You - have - got - to - go. Thank you.'
Check my reflection in the mirror,
spray a little air fresh, splash a little brute
Answer the intercom, 'is Tee there?' Oh,, she sounds cute!
I take her jacket and she's left with a white dress going from here to here
I offer her a drink, but she only wants water, I'm like 'oh each!'
The conversation goes from vague adult chat to thinly veiled come on's
Blood leaves my brain, my whole body's a drum stick ... anxious to drum on
How shall I approach this? I'm virtually brain dead plus the line's busy
I begin with a little friendly WWF and touch the titty!
[Girl talking, Ty whistling in background]
'Hold on, what are you doing? What are you doing? Are you trying to touch
any of this? Who are you? Just because ...' [Girl's voice fades]
Felt so ashamed! Had to excuse myself by pretending to take the piss
Walked to the mirror, splashed water on my face and said 'man what is this?'
Get a grip Ben, just because the girl's here doesn't mean you're in
Ha, this sexy bullshit can mess up the play
and make you think your love is king
[Ty talking]
'Ohhh boy. Listen ...
you know when you're in one of those predicaments where it's like,
just, oh what can I say, I can't say ...' [Ty's voice fades]
I left the bathroom with a clear head,
expecting her to moan, apologetic in the worst way
She's butt naked on the sofa,
smiling like a joker 'T-Y it's your birthdayyy!'
[Ty talking]
'No, no, no, no, no, no, no, y'know, no!
You don't, listen, you don't have to ask me what happened next!
Anyway, lets just say ... mighty fun was had by all!