Chaucer's masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales, reflects a very opinionated view of manners and the behaviors of medieval women. Chaucer portrays two extremes of female conduct during this period through the characters of the Prioress and the Wife of Bath. Through the images and descriptions in the poem, the Wife of Bath is representative ... one to use old men for money and stature and the young for sexual indulgence. This also captures her selfishness. Chaucer furthers this image in her tale when it states, "Of whiche I have picked out the beste, / Bothe of hir nether purs and of hir chreste "...

• Word Count: 1384
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Chaucer's masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales, reflects a very opinionated view of manners and the behaviors of medieval women. Chaucer portrays two extremes of female conduct during this period through the characters of the Prioress and the Wife of Bath. Through the images and descriptions in the poem, the Wife of Bath is representative ... one to use old men for money and stature and the young for sexual indulgence. This also captures her selfishness. Chaucer furthers this image in her tale when it states, "Of whiche I have picked out the beste, / Bothe of hir nether purs and of hir chreste "...

• Word Count: 1384
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Chaucer's masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales, reflects a very opinionated view of manners and the behaviors of medieval women. Chaucer portrays two extremes of female conduct during this period through the characters of the Prioress and the Wife of Bath. Through the images and descriptions in the poem, the Wife of Bath is representative ... to use old men for money and stature and the young for sexual indulgence. This also captures her selfishness. Chaucer furthers this image in her tale when it states,Of whiche I have picked out the beste, / Bothe of hir nether purs and of hir chreste?(lines...

• Word Count: 1389
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School