Wife Of Bath Honesty

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In The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer creates a wonderfully complex character in the Wife of Bath. The character grabs the reader’s attention immediately as she sets the stage for giving an account of her beliefs on love and life: “Housbondes at chirche dore I have had five.” Because of her blunt honesty at the very beginning of her Prologue, the reader senses that the Wife of Bath feels no shame and carries no regrets about her many marriages. This was confirmed when the Wife proclaims, “Of whiche I have piked out the beste.” She exhibits many traits easily identifiable as virtuous—honesty, cheerfulness, and the desire to follow the teachings of the Bible. At other times she reveals traits easily perceived as negative—greed, cruelty, and promiscuity. By the end of her tale to the other pilgrims, more light is shed on her character when it becomes apparent that her tale parallels certain aspects of her own life. Understanding the Wife of Bath’s motivations…show more content…
After the blows exchange between Alison and Jankyn, they finally reconcile. He ended up gave her full sovereignty in marriage; thereafter, she was kind and faithful, and they lived in bliss. This shows that even though men think they have dominance over women, the Wife of Bath gains the power from her husband in the end.She talks about how the first three were good. The "good" she is talking about is one of being rich, old, and she had control. They could not satisfy her need for attention of intimacy. I pretended to be unfaithful and made him burn in his own grease. Alison also display some form of faithlessness in her numerous marriages. Alison was married to various husbands mostly for the love of money and material things. She talks about how the first three were good. The "good" she is talking about is one of being rich, old, and she had control. They could not satisfy her need for attention of

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