... Europe. All the pilgrims as individuals represent a wide range of people of the 14th century English life focusing on medieval attitudes and customs in areas such as love, marriage, class and status of women. Throughout the Wife of Bath's Tale and Prologue we as readers acknowledge the fact that this character Chaucer has created is not like the ... marriage this does not affect her attitude because she enjoys having the upper hand in her relationships. This further highlights the struggle of power within a marriage. In the middle ages, women had a raw deal in marriage. For almost all ...

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