The Prologue
What are some of the different stereotypical characters in the prologue?
Wife, nun, merchant, knight, squire, etc....
What is the main source of conflict in this tale?
Two cousins fighting over a woman
Describe the wife of bath's physical appearance.
Wide hips, gapped teeth, revealing clothes.
What crime is committed, and by who?
Sexual assault, a knight.
What is William's alter ego?
Sir Ulrich
What is a framed story?
Simply put, a story within a story.
What idea does Theseus come up with regarding the conflict between the 2 cousins?
Gather 100 knights each and battle. Winner gets the girl!
Describe the wife of bath's personality.
Whorish, a tease, non-traditional of most women at the time.
What question must the main character find the answer to?
What is it that women most desire?
How would you define an anachronism?
Placing something from a different time period into an older time period.
Who is narrating and within the story?
Geoffrey Chaucer.
Who does Emeleye initially want to marry?
Nobody
What caused the wife to go deaf in one ear?
Hit
Explain why it is so bizarre that the beginning crime was committed by the main character.
Knights are honorable.
Creates relatability and modernism so make the time period feel more attractive and interesting.
Drawing straws/sticks.
Who is truly in control of what happens in this tale?
The Gods
Describe the relationship between the wife and her final husband.
Beat her, loved her, sexist, rough with each other.
What is the answer to the question that the main character has to answer?
What does Jocelyn ask of William and why does she do it?
To lose; to prove his love.
What is the point of Spring being the setting for The Canterbury tales?
It symbolizes rebirth, awakening, fun, and light.
What specifically does Palamon pray for, and what does Arcite pray for?
Palamon; to be with his love
Arcite: to win
Why does the wife of bath take pride in her numerous marriages?
She played the system and benefitted from it.
What does the old lady offer the knight? How does it end?
To be young and unfaithful or old and faithful. She instead chooses young and faithful.
What do The Wife of Bath and Jocelyn have in common that makes them seem similar?
Both despised men's standards of women.