This story makes me sad. The wife of Bath angers me so, because she exemplifies the worst of the female sex. I imagine her as the selfish house wife who has always received her hearts desire. She also takes a drastic feminism stance on just about every issue. For instance, if a man can have multiple wives then why can a woman not have more than one husband. Not to mention the fact that she takes the bible horribly out of context. She twist and manipulates the scriptures as a defense for her culturally unacceptable actions. I can't imagine how this was taken by a medieval audience given its abrasive and often brutal honesty from this feminine perspective.
P.S. I commented on Caleb's post thingy.
I have to agree with you. She is definitely the most comical character. But, when it comes to a character that you can treat as a role model, she is definitely not your choice. And I, along with you, hate how she takes scripture out of context and manipulates it to make her point. It's quite annoying!
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