Question

1. what is the wife of bath’s physical infirmity?
2. how many husbands did she have throughout her life?
3. where has the wife of bath traveled? what do these destinations have in common?
4. in lines 57 - 64, how does the opening of the wife of bath’s tale illustrate an extreme case of a man who has... understanding of women?
5. review the medieval code of chivalry. how does this act conflict with the chivalric code?
6. what did the king plan to do to the knight as punishment for this act?
7. define implore.
8. what does the queen require of him so that he can avoid the king’s punishment?
9. the knight finds many different opinions on understanding women’s one desire. what are they?

wife of bath’s tale
medieval society
geoffrey chaucer and literary struct
literary devices and quote

Explanation:

Answer:

1. She is somewhat deaf.
2. Five husbands.
3. Jerusalem, Rome, Boulogne, St. James of Compostella, and Cologne; they are all major religious pilgrimage sites.
4. It depicts a knight committing rape, showing a total lack of respect for a woman's autonomy and personhood.
5. Chivalry required knights to protect women and uphold honor; rape is a violent betrayal of these vows.
6. The king condemned the knight to death by decapitation.
7. To beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
8. He must discover and tell her what it is that women most desire within a year and a day.
9. Riches, honor, jolliness, lust abed, being oft widowed and wed, flattery, and freedom to do as they please.