It is no secret that there was an extreme inequality amongst men and women in the medieval period where middle English literature resides. ... These transactions, similar to those used for goods and services, is an indisputable example of the low regard and respect woman possessed in the medieval period. ... The wife, being married five times " which already has her viewed upon as strange " admits that her first three husbands, all of whom she considered good, were old, rich, and submissive. ... However, one can also argue that what she does is no different than the aforementioned...

• Word Count: 1394
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the medieval period Chaucer, writes to his audience the ideal of marriage in his stories. In Chaucer's Canterbury Tales he explains the medieval way of an ideal marriage In "The Wife's and Bath's Tale" and "The Franklin's Tale" suggest there own opinion on how a ideal marriage should be. ... She married five times during all of her marriages she married in terms of lust instead of true love. ... Aurelius goes to higher medieval people to help him remove the rocks from the ocean. ...

• Word Count: 1266
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Her Astrological Make up is quite a fundamental piece of the Wife's character because it gives all sorts of hints as to attitude and it also provides a medieval explanation as to her temperament. It tells us of her warlike tendencies and why this should be so in medieval times... She has been to Jerusalem several times on pilgrimage and when she came back from one her forth husband conveniently died so she could marry Jankin. ...

• Word Count: 1482
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

For one of the first times in this period women were worthy of something "love. ... These women could use the men to their advantage, making them vie for attention at all times and they possibly even threatened to find a new lover if the current one did not satisfy their needs. ...

• Word Count: 1444
• Approx Pages: 6

The Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories, which are told by different characters to serve as entertainment on their journey to Canterbury. The characters that arise during the different tale, and those who tell the tales, play an important role in understanding th...

• Word Count: 1605
• Approx Pages: 6
• 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