The+Wife+of+Bath

[|The wife of bath]is a [|housewife]. Her[| occupation]tells us that during this[| time period]women were basically slaves and were expected to do the duties around the house that were needed, such as, cleaning, taking care of the children, and cooking. Her [|social standing] is a [|middle class pilgrim].Her day to day life might be pretty stressful because of the duties she has to complete in a day. A few details that [|Chaucer] doesnt include are her name, how old she is, if she has children and how many. The [|modern] day [|occupation] that corresponds is basically a stay at home wife/mother. This is because of the duties she does that are like those of which a [|housewife] does these days.



=﻿= __**  ﻿ Prologue **__ ** There was a house wife who came from bath, or somewhere around there. ** ** Sadly she was deaf in both of her ears ** ** She was very good at making cloth. ** ** She was a better seamstress then those of Ypres and Ghent ** ** Her [|scarfs] were the finest weave and ground ** ** You would think that they weighed at least 10 pounds ** ** She wore them on her head on sunday ** ** Her tights were almost the brightest red ** ** Close gartered, and her shoes were nice and new ** ** Her face was bold, and felt soft, and had a soft red tint ** ** She was very resspectful throughout her life ** ** She was married five different times in church who brought her much happiness ** ** Not counting children and other people ** ** There is no need to tell the truth ** ** She had traveled three times to jerusalem ** ** She had many foreign countries to cross ** ** She'd been to Rome and Boulogne ** ** She had also been to Santiago, Spain, and Cologne ** ** She learned a lot by traveling ** ** She was gap toothed and it was obvious ** ** She sat on a horse who walked at an easy pace ** ** She wore headcloths, and was well dressed. ** ** She was as strong as a sheild ** ** She had a butt large enough to wrap a rug around ** ** On her feet her nails were sharp ** ** Around people she could have a good time ** ** She knew how to fix love ** ** She learned from her own past mistakes **



** ﻿ ** Chaucer's opinon toward the Wife of Bath that we understand from the text is she is beautiful, and respectful. The Wife of Bath is honest. I think he likes the character because of some of the words he uses to describe her. Some words that tell us this are, respectable, fair. There are also lines that describe her that tell us this, such as, "Close gartered, and her face, and fair, and red of hue." also, "She'd been respectable throughout her life." There are many word choices that require an understanding of vocabulary from this time period such as, kerchiefs, gartered, gap-toothed, strife, broad, spurs, perchance, and remedies.



[|Kerchief]- a woman's square scarf worn as a covering for the head or sometimes the shoulders.

[|Garter]- an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.

[|Gap-Toothed]- having a noticeable space between two teeth.

[|Strife]- V igorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.

[|Broad]- measured from side to side

[|Spur]- a U  -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.

[|Perchance]-  Literary. perhaps; maybe; possibly

[|Remedy]- something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind.

By: Keyarra Rasler and Ashley Harris