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Wife of Bath’s Tale: Prologue

Wife of Bath’s Tale: Prologue. In lines 7-21, the narrator introduces the subject of her tale – marriage and its many difficulties. What personal opinion and experiences does she also reveal?

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Wife of Bath’s Tale: Prologue

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  1. Wife of Bath’s Tale: Prologue • In lines 7-21, the narrator introduces the subject of her tale – marriage and its many difficulties. What personal opinion and experiences does she also reveal? • In lines 22-25, what understandings of women does the Pardoner hope to gain from the Wife of Bath’s tale?

  2. Wife of Bath’s Tale • In lines 57-64, how does the opening of the Wife of Bath’s tale illustrate an extreme case of a man who has no understanding of women? • In lines 57-88, what characteristic of the Wife’s narrative style appear in the story’s introduction?

  3. Is the king’s decision that the knight should die for his crime fair? Explain. • What is the narrator’s opinion of flattery in lines 101-110? Consider what this view suggest about her personality. • In lines 101-124, the knight finds many different opinion on understanding women’s one desire. What are they?

  4. Writing Prompt When it comes to the ways that men and women interact, what is the difference between attention and respect? Which does the Wife of Bath seek?

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