Essay On The Wife Of Bath's Tale
A female narrator tells the Wife of Bath’s Tale, and it focuses on how women should be of equal power as men. There is the Wife who is equal to the King because they both have multiple spouses. The Wife also has power over all her husbands; making her superior to them. That is surprising considering that in 1300’s men were always superior then women, and were never at the same level as them.
This tale is used to represent how society should have been in that era, women and men are the same, both human beings. Ironically, a female narrator ended up portraying equality between men and women. It also shows how women should be courageous and do whatever they please. The Wife embraces shame and doesn’t pretend to be innocent 1. She actually intimidates the men in her life, and does whatever she pleases. However, she also intimidates other women because of the strength she possesses2. The tale also shows that even if a woman is intelligent, she gets ignored due to her personality2. Everyone’s voices should be heard, regardless of their personality.
Realistically, no women get married more than twice, usually once is enough. In the Wife of Baths tale, the Wife has five husbands and then falls for a sixth guy, that doesn’t happen in the current day society. It …show more content…
In the Clerk’s Tale, King Walter marries a woman Griselda, from a lower class. She was always tested to see how loyal she truly is to her husband, and she had the courage to pass all the tests. Such as giving her children away, and agreeing to let her husband remarry. Griselda, in this tale represents how fingers are always pointed at women, and how they are always the ones to be guilty. The husband’s loyalty could have been tested as well, but in the 1300’s women were always inferior to men. Men are always right; they can never be the ones at fault. In reality, men do not put their wives up to such tests, and vice
This tale is used to represent how society should have been in that era, women and men are the same, both human beings. Ironically, a female narrator ended up portraying equality between men and women. It also shows how women should be courageous and do whatever they please. The Wife embraces shame and doesn’t pretend to be innocent 1. She actually intimidates the men in her life, and does whatever she pleases. However, she also intimidates other women because of the strength she possesses2. The tale also shows that even if a woman is intelligent, she gets ignored due to her personality2. Everyone’s voices should be heard, regardless of their personality.
Realistically, no women get married more than twice, usually once is enough. In the Wife of Baths tale, the Wife has five husbands and then falls for a sixth guy, that doesn’t happen in the current day society. It …show more content…
In the Clerk’s Tale, King Walter marries a woman Griselda, from a lower class. She was always tested to see how loyal she truly is to her husband, and she had the courage to pass all the tests. Such as giving her children away, and agreeing to let her husband remarry. Griselda, in this tale represents how fingers are always pointed at women, and how they are always the ones to be guilty. The husband’s loyalty could have been tested as well, but in the 1300’s women were always inferior to men. Men are always right; they can never be the ones at fault. In reality, men do not put their wives up to such tests, and vice