... Vieille" in The Romance of the Rose. His parody of the "Old Woman's" speech exemplifies the same content, which are her life and the wiles of women. (Beidler 18) One has to wonder why then did Chaucer use the "La Vieilla" as a model for his Wife of Bath if it was not to make fun of women. In the Canterbury Tales, Chaucer uses a style of writing that tends to ... make fun of and point out ... the inner controversy of each pilgrim. Why would he be satirical with everyone else, yet sincere with her? Why would he ... ...

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