1. Wife Of Bath
... ask us to believe (as the modern feminist critic does) that the Wife is his voice for feminism? As for the Wife of Bath, we need to decide whether we are going to view her as a character developed by a man living in a misogynistic age or as a personality all her own completely ... " which reveals, for the first time, a newly discovered life-record of Chaucer concerning this raptus. Prior to this discovery the only document available was the deed of release, which mentioned "de raptu meo" but this phrase had varying connotations- "forced coitus or abduction" (75). This measure of doubt f...
- Word Count: 1773
- Approx Pages: 7
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School