1. The Wife of Bath's Views on Love, Marriage, and Female Supre
... is more than the Wife's autobiography about her life, her husbands, and why she married them; she would have been viewed as a horrible woman by the medieval Church, deceitful in her actions and reasons for marriage. However, to prove that she does not care what the Church says and that she is proud of her many marriages, she states; "Blessed be God that I have wedded ... five welcome the sixte whan ... -related matters; the Wife echoes these characteristics of herself in her Prologue. The realism of the Wife of Bath's life with five different husbands and the cruelty of some and the kin...
- Word Count: 1172
- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: Undergraduate