Question

1. why does the wife of bath in \the wife of bath’s tale\ tell the story about midas?

to show that women are unable to keep a secret

to prove that women most desire riches and gold

to tell an entertaining story from greek mythology

to show that midas was a poor husband to his wife

Explanation:

In "The Wife of Bath’s Tale", the Wife of Bath tells the story of Midas to support her argument about women's inability to keep secrets. The story of Midas's wife revealing his secret (about his donkey ears) is used to illustrate that women can't keep secrets, matching the first option. The other options are incorrect: she isn't proving women desire gold (the Midas story here is about a secret, not gold - seeking), not just telling an entertaining myth, and not focusing on Midas as a poor husband.

Answer:

A. to show that women are unable to keep a secret