Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in the era known as the Middle Ages, an era resembling kings, castles, and knights. ... Chaucer takes the woman out of the shadows and into the spotlight in the Canterbury Tales, especially in the case of the outspoken Wife of Bath (WB). ... Jerome in The Canterbury Tales. ... These critics argue that WB is far from expecting us to be convinced by her arguments and the humor of the Prologue lies in Chaucer's desire to have his readers see through WB's defense of women as she proceeds to condemn herself. ... Her prologue itself is masculine in it ...

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