Along with strong feminist messages in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" also come out anti-feminism ideals about keeping women in a certain role, causing a lengthy and intelligent debate upon what Chaucer really meant. Anti- Feminism is apparent in both the "Wife of Bath's Prologue" and "The Nun's Priest's Tales". ... In The Wife of Bath's Tales, the assumed "personality" of the Narrator can often be invoked, as with the Wife of Bath's Tale. ... Instead, the Tale has to be seen in the light of some of the overall themes and narrative strategies of the Canterbury Ta...

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In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales there are an abundance of themes, one of the more evident being marriage. In these tales the views of marriage vary. Each tale offers a different view of marriage; the views are illustrated by the characters in each pilgrim's tale. ... "The Franklin's Tale" is said to end the "Marriage Debate." The Franklin tells an dyllic tale ...

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In the satirical comedy The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer introduces Dame Alice (whom is known as "The Wife of Bath") as an obstinate, energetic and opinionated woman. ... Chauffer uses her tale to add humor to his works because a feminist of her kind at that period time was highly unlikely. The theme of her tale is not female equality in marriage, but instead the power struggles between husband and wife. ... In conclusion, the contemporary aspect of the tale is to stress that in order to promote solidarity and fairness in a relationship, equality must be stressed, and that is the only way in whic...

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Of all the narratives listed in The Canterbury Tales, the characters described in the Wife of Bath's story stand out among the others, and it is interesting to examine this tale while also comparing it to the current state of the women's rights movement. ... In this tale, the Wife of Bath and several others journey toward Canterbury, telling stories to one another to pass the time along the way. ... Regardless, the mindset existed, whether it was Chaucer's own or not, and is herein depicted in the Wife of Bath's tale. ... Today, we tell many tales-true and untrue-to relay o...

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In "The Wife of Bath's Prologue" of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, the Wife of Bath is an overbearing, powerful, and provocative woman whose actions make her a modern woman in medieval times when women were submissive and modest. ... Geoffrey Chaucer introduces these factors in "The Wife of Bath's Prologue" within The Canterbury Tales to show that she is indeed ahead of her time....

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Canterbury tales: Narrative Personae A persona is used as an image that a writer presents of (mostly) himself but with certain differences. ... The Miller's tale is a short sometimes hilariously told fantasy story which involves a lot of humor, sarcasm and uses lots of "dirty" jokes. ... Her point of the tale is that if a wife dominates her man it is better for both The Franklin's tale is about generosity. ...

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It is the "Fairy Tale" Romance Courtly love is a fairy tale idea displayed during the medieval times. ... The movie, "The Knight's Tale" is a strong example of courtly love. ... "The Knight's Tale" also displays courtly love because the lady is of higher social status than the knight is. ... In Geoffrey Chaucer's, The Canterbury Tales the "Wife of Bath's" tale exhibits courtly love in more of a female's perspective. ... Every lady dreams of this fairy tale love that makes her sigh. ...

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The Canterbury Tales consists of a narrative Prologue, which introduces the characters and also of a group of tales, told by each of the pilgrims. ... Often times these tales poked fun and ridiculed another pilgrim's character. ... In the Prologue, the narrator offers a description of each character that is embarking on the pilgrimage to Canterbury. ... The Knight is frequently named as one of the "ideal" pilgrims on the journey to Canterbury. The Wife of Bath is perhaps the most fully realized character in the Canterbury Tales. ...

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In reading Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," I found that of the Wife of Bath, including her prologue, to be the most thought-provoking. The pilgrim who narrates this tale, Alison, is a gap-toothed, partially deaf seamstress and widow who has been married five times. ... The tale Bath's Wife weaves exposes that Chaucer was aware of both forms of the medieval soldier. ... The tale itself raises another religious discussion of the time: Who should have the upper hand within a marriage? ... "Literal and Symbolic in The Canterbury Tales." ...

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(Based on The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale, in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.) In the beginning of the Wife of Bath's Prologue, she expresses that marriage, based on all of her experience, is a misery and a woe. However, she goes on to give a lengthy defense of her many marriages, and says tha...

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"The Franklin's Tale," from Canterbury Tales, by William Faulkner, is perhaps the most moral of all the tales. ... In this, he is the perfect man to tell such a tale. ... "The Franklin's Tale," is set in Brittany. ... "The Franklin's Tale," has two major themes. ... "The Franklin's Tale" is a tale worth reading, and the underlying messages are those that should still be heard today....

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In this case, we have two books, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Canterbury Tales from which we extract our examples. ... They also show how fancy can take over a relationship like The Wife of Bath and her three "rich, old husbands," from The Canterbury Tales. ...

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In the Canterbury Tales written by Geoffry Chaucer, we find a particular tale that gives us a moral that we can use even today. The Wife of Bath's tale tells us a lot about women and what women want in a relationship. The tale is related by the Wife of Bath, Alison. ... Her tale is very similar to her life. ... Chaucer purpose for this tale is to demonstrate that what is important in a relationship is to be faithful to each other and not what other people think of you soul mate. ...

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(A)The Canterbury Tales is a poem that was written somewhere between 1386 and 1385 by a man named Geoffrey Chaucer; in which 30 characters on a pilgrimage to Canterbury coincidentally meet at a tavern, where they are challenged to tell the best story during their pilgrimage for the reward of a free dinner at the tavern. ... (I)The Tale the man of law tells is about Constance, the almost unbelievably long-suffering daughter of the Roman Emperor. ...

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There are several themes that appear in both "The Pardoner's Tale" and "The Wife of Bath's Tale" but one stands out above the rest. In both tales, respecting one's elders seems to be the main theme. ... In "The Pardoner's Tale," the group approaches an old man and make fun of him. ... "The Wife of Bath's Tale" is about a knight who is accused of raping a girl. ... In both tales they also describe the elders of being very old and ugly. ...

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Modern life and the Cleric's Tale have many similarities. ... The Cleric's Tale illustrates the theme that women do not stand up for themselves. Geoffrey Chaucer brings the character Griselda to the Cleric's tale to represent women. ... In the Cleric's tale this is not said to be the case in Griselda and the Kings relationship. ... It is unfortunate many women are still feeling insecure about themselves, as Griselda was in the Cleric's Tale. ...

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Incase you forgot; I am on my way to the sacred shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury. ... When it was the nun's turn to tell a tale, I wasn't paying any attention. I expected that her tale would be the same old thing about miracles, Jesus, or the Virgin Mary. ... What is a nun doing telling a gruesome tale about murder? ... I didn't even listen to the miller finish his disgusting tale because I was busy starring at the knight, who had finished telling his tale of courtship and chivalry previously. ...

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Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Prologue The Wife of Bath's Prologue can be read in two ways. ... She emphasizes the negative stereotypes associated with woman but hypocritically argues with her 5th husband when he reads tales of wicked wives. ...

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Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales' purpose is to present the entire spectrum of human personality by showing their qualities, flaws, oddities & hypocrisies. Through the Wife of Bath, in both her prologue & her tale, Chaucer introduces the modern-day notion that women are entitled to remarry & fulfill their intimate desires & to demand that their wants & unique wisdom be respected by men. ... The Wife argues, "women desire to have dominion over their husbands as well as their lovers" (Tale ln. 183-184). ... " (Tale ln. 257-259). ... The Wife of Bath's prolog...

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