legend of Beowulf, the collection of The Canterbury Tales and the tragedy of Macbeth had to make some small additions and necessary subtractions in their move to modern film. From changing the characters personalities, altering female roles and modify locations within the stories, these changes are a guaranteed part of films adaptations. The personality of a character is essential to that character, an
Green Knight, “The Millers Tale,” and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” it is indicated that women do indeed have the ability to exert their power and influence over a man if they choose to do so. Through the characters of Morgan le Fay, Lady Bertilak, The Wife of Bath, The Loathly Lady and Alison, one is able to interpret the complexity of women's roles during the Middle Ages. Women in medieval literature begin to
Best known for his work The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer is now recognized for his objections to the societal norms of his time expressed through this work. Within The Canterbury Tales is a story called the “Wife of Bath’s Tale,” where Chaucer expresses his views on the treatment of women. Similar to how Chaucer made points against the medieval caste system in the same collection of stories, he also worked to break women out of their traditional gender roles. Because of this, he could be considered