Wife of Bath Tale and Tale of Florent: Sincere Superiority or Corrupt Dominance During the Medieval age under the rule of King Arthur, tales of women's empowerment began to contradict the traditional role of women's inferiority to men. ... The Wife of Bath is a woman, with strong opinions and views, in the time of King Arthur during the medieval period, when women were not supposed to have such views. ... A knight is supposed to chivalric at all times, but the Wife of Bath knows this not to be true. ...

• Word Count: 1259
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Nevertheless, I feel that Chaucer was fundamentally a writer and a product of the misogynistic times in which he lived. ... So by gaining the power and not using it the Wife becomes like all other conventional medieval wives, who are quiet and obedient to their husbands. ...

• Word Count: 1773
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Ho's lecture on Medieval women, "Social reality reflects theological truth." ... I cannot count the number of times I have seen the male basketball players play with their shirts off; there is not a rule against it except in a game during their season. ...

• Word Count: 1777
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School