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Canterbury Tales Wife Of Bath
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Canterbury Tales: Wife of Bath
Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London in 1340 (Fuller 12). Geoffrey
Chaucer's fortunes were closely bound with these of John Of Gaunt, the
son-in-law to the Earl of Derby (Fuller 12). Around the year 1380,
Geoffrey Chaucer was charged with rape by a woman named Ce ....
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....hough he was half her age, he became her fifth
husband. This marriage was unhappy because he beat her. To anger her
fifth husband, the wife of Bath tore three pages from his book. After
this he beat her again. She pretended to be dead and he felt so guilty
that he threw his whole book in the fire. This gave her the upper hand
for the rest of his life. She presently is looking for a sixth
husband when her character is introduced (Halliday 119).
The tale the wife o.... |
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