... only real problem with the tale is not with Griselda, but rather with Walter's testing of his wife. McCall attempts to categorize the test as progressive in order to suggest that this story is more successful than many critics believe. McCall argues that in this tale there is ... enough, Arveragus willingly instructs his wife to commit adultery, regardless of the legitimacy of the promise she has made. This recommendation is unlike Walter's test, and is honest in nature. This is the first difference between the conventional and unconventional marriages. The Clerk's Tale and The Franklin's...

• Word Count: 3668
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... considered herself lucky to have been the wife of a Trojan prince and hero, albeit a fallen one. It is interesting to note, however, that this perfect marriage, when exposed to such a test as war, was not able to survive, and ended in the devastation of the lives of the people involved: Hektor, their son Astynax, and Andromache herself. In contrast to such ... machina to resolve the situation. Andromache's marriages seem to wreck the lives of the people around her; Her first marriage already ended in the death of her husband and son, but her second marriage also ended in the death of he...

• Word Count: 2535
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate