Examples Of Injustice In The Wife Of Bath's Tale
In most medieval literature, characters are portrayed to have different views of injustice. In the story, “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” the Wife’s views of justice and fairness can be seen in many different ways. The wife used a form of justice that was not death, and the knight payed the price for his dishonorable act by the end of the story.
While telling the story, the Wife of Bath speaks as though the queen demanded justice for the knight. “He was as good as dead but that the queen, and the other ladies too, implored the king to exercise his grace,” (Chaucer, lines 68-71). The knights ultimately found his true answer with an ugly, elderly lady who had the exact answer for the queen and her court, “My liege and lady, in general, a woman
While telling the story, the Wife of Bath speaks as though the queen demanded justice for the knight. “He was as good as dead but that the queen, and the other ladies too, implored the king to exercise his grace,” (Chaucer, lines 68-71). The knights ultimately found his true answer with an ugly, elderly lady who had the exact answer for the queen and her court, “My liege and lady, in general, a woman