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The Tale of the wife of bath. By: Katherine Hooper, Mackenzie Whalen, Patrick Mauney , Ben Norris, Ryan Taylor, and Kaylon Campbell. Basics. Set during the reign of King Arthur in Briton A time when women only had power through men
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The Tale of the wife of bath By: Katherine Hooper, Mackenzie Whalen, Patrick Mauney, Ben Norris, Ryan Taylor, and Kaylon Campbell
Basics • Set during the reign of King Arthur in Briton • A time when women only had power through men • The main characters excluding the narrator: The Queen, The Knight, and The Old Wife
Characters • The Knight: Protagonist • Aggressive and arrogant • Selfish and Superficial • “My liege lady, generally, women desire to hae the sovereneighty as well upon their husband as their love, and to have mastery their man above” • “Take all my wealth and let my body go”
Characters (contd.) • The Queen: Antagonist • Powerful yet merciful • “I’ll grant you life if you can tell to me what thing it is that women most desire” • The Old Wife: Savior • Helpful and Wise • “Your life is safe; and I will stand thereby”
Relation to Prologue • The Wife of Bath was a crass, powerful, rich, and handsome woman. • Gap-teeth • Broad shoulders • Large hips • Pigeon toed • She had been married 5 times and possessed a special “gift” that enchanted all of her husbands • She manipulated men to get what she wanted out of them • She believed herself to be a master of marriage
Review • 1. What was the illegal act committed by the knight? • 2. To whom did the knight to keep his life? • 3. What were the conditions for the knight to keep his life? • 4. What did the old lady look like when they first met? • 5. What conditions did the knight have to agree to in order for the old lady to help him?
6. Did she give him the information he was looking for? • 7. When the knight approached the Queen, did she accept his answer? • 8. Who was sitting in the crowd that the knight knew? • 9. What was the proposal the old woman gave to the knight, in order to repay her for her help? • 10. Were they happily married?