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. The Wife of Bath is a strong woman in a society in which women are typically inferior to men. ... The Wife of Bath is a smart and powerful woman, who is not fooled by the "suppos...

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

The characters that arise during the different tale, and those who tell the tales, play an important role in understanding the story, and the structure of the English people living in the 15th century. ... In her story there is a knight who assaulted a young woman. ... He searched in vain, until he came upon an old and ugly woman. ... Then, the old woman speaks, and tells the Queen about her arrangement with the knight, who tries to back out of it, but he has to marry the old woman. ... Women were thought very differently during the medieval times. ...

• Word Count: 1605
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School