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The Wife of Bath has been married __ times.
What is 5 times?
The current king at the time the story takes place
Who is King Arthur?
True or False. The marriage between the Knight and the old hag is joyous and festive.
False
True or False: The queen frees the knight from his trial.
True
Who is in charge of the special trial for the rapist knight?
The Queen and the ladies of the court.
What was the Great Knight's crime?
Taking a young woman's maidenhead
True or False: The knight secretly desired to marry the hag.
False
How long does the knight have to fulfill his mission?
A year & a day.
The narrator of the story
Who is the Wife of Bath
What is the initial punishment King Arthur orders for the Knight?
He orders the Knight to be decapitated.
What makes a person "noble" or "gentle" according to the old hag?
Nobility comes from one's character. Money and status does not matter.
The old hag tells the knight the answer to the queen's question, in return for what?
For a favor.
What did the group of 24 ladies turn into as the knight approached them?
An old hag
Who is narrating this story?
The Wife of Bath
Where does the knight commit his crime?
A cornfield
What ends up happening to the old woman?
She turned young and beautiful and true to her husband.
Theme of the Tale.
Women deserve to hold power over men.
or
Character should be valued over youth and beauty
What do women want?
Dominance over men/their husbands
What does the old hag offer her husband?
A chance for her to be ugly but nice and loyal, or beautiful but unfaithful and bad
What problem does the Knight find when he starts asking women what they want?
All the women want something different.
What was the old hag's favor?
To marry her.
The queen at the time the story takes place.
Who is Guinevere?
Who holds the power at the end of the story?
the old hag.
What is the point of the mention of Spring at the beginning of the tale?
To reference a time of rebirth and new beginnings
What is the Old Wife's opinion on beauty and social status?
She feels that beauty and social status are less important than a person's character.