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THE WIFE OF BATHB Y : S A M N E S S E R , M O L L I E S T E I N , E M I L Y K U R Z I N S K I , S T A C E Y
K R U S P E R , A N D N O E L L E B A R N H A R T
CHARACTERS
The Wife of Bath
The Knight
The Queen
Minister
King Arthur
PROLOGUE
The Wife of Bath is a sinful woman that takes enjoyment
in manipulating and controlling men with her sexual
power
She claims she’s a “professional” when it comes to
marriage and lovemaking, considering she’s had five
husbands
At the young age of 12 The Wife of Bath was wed for the
first time
WIFE OF BATH
She often played mind
games with her first
three good husbands;
such as claiming affairs
with other woman, and
teasing them with lust
for money
HUSBANDS OF THE WIFE
When discussing her husband she describes them
all out of order, going from one crazy story to a next
She beings with her two bad husband(s)• Fourth husband
• He had a mistress on the side• She always tried to make him jealous of her• He died on a pilgrimage, or maybe even murdered
HUSBANDS OF THE WIFE
Her fifth husband• She believed to be in love with him, but he
constantly beat her• This was the only man she married for love• She was still married to her fourth husband when
she had met her fifth• The only way shed marry the fifth is if she was
widowed, surprisingly her fourth husband was killed a little later
• Though he’s considered a bad husband, she’s in love with him because he loves her back
THE WIFE OF BATH
One day a lusty knight finds a sense of “power” within him, and
decides to prey on a woman and rape her. The court ceases his
crime and decides he should be put to death by decapitation. On
behalf of King Arthur’s queen and the ladies of the court, they beg
the court to give him one chance to save his life. The court grants
their request. The queen gives the knight of the challenge within a
year, of trying to find what women want most in the world and
report what he finds to keep his life. If his answer is wrong he will
loose his head.
THE WIFE OF BATH
The knight sets forth in sorrow. He roams throughout the country,
posing the question to every woman he meets. To the knight’s
dismay, nearly every one of them answers differently. Some claim
that women love money best, some honor, some jolliness, some
looks, some sex, some remarriage, some flattery, and some say that
women most want to be free to do as they wish. Finally, says the
Wife, some say that women most want to be considered discreet and
secretive, although she argues that such an answer is clearly
untrue, since no woman can keep a secret. As proof, she retells
Ovid’s story of Midas. Midas had two ass’s ears growing under his
hair, which he concealed from everybody except his wife, whom he
begged not to disclose his secret. She swore she would not, but the
secret burned so much inside her that she ran down to a marsh and
whispered her husband’s secret to the water.
THE WIFE OF BATH
On his way back he meets an old woman and ask her the same
question, and he guarantees a reward if she helps him. In return for
help, he must pledge himself to her, and his life will be saved. The
knight and the old woman travel together to the court, where, in
front of a large audience, the knight tells the queen the answer with
which the old woman supplied him: what women most desire is to
be in charge of their husbands and lovers. The women agree
resoundingly that this is the answer, and the queen spares the
knight’s life. The old hag comes forth and publicly asks the knight to
marry her. The knight cries out in horror. He begs her to take his
material possessions rather than his body, but she refuses to yield,
and in the end he is forced to consent. The two are married in a
small, private wedding and go to bed together the same night.
Throughout the entire ordeal, the knight remains miserable.
THE WIFE OF BATH
She offers the knight a choice: either he can have her be ugly
but loyal and good, or he can have her young and fair but also
coquettish and unfaithful. The knight ponders in silence. Finally,
he replies that he would rather trust her judgment, and he asks
her to choose whatever she thinks best. Because the knight’s
answer gave the woman what she most desired, the authority to
choose for herself, she becomes both beautiful and good. The two
have a long, happy marriage, and the woman becomes completely
obedient to her husband.
Who is this?Well shes a
nympniac named Shelley!
le show
• Actress Chloe Sevigny in American Horror Story
• Labled as the slut in the insane asylum Briarwood
• Husband infidelity
• Slept in bed with 2 sailors, was caught and throw in in the asylum
• Believes woman should have a choice.• Dislikes the word “whore”
• Double standard
CONNECTION
Chloe is an example of a modern day woman
who wants the decision to choose what she
wants
This shows that even today, woman don’t
always have the right to choose because of the
mercy of men
SUMMARY
The Wife of Bath represents the struggle of woman
kind• Theses struggles include:
• Being over powered by men• Not having a choice in decisions • Being judged for going against the norm• Being an overall independent woman
QUESTION TIME!
1.What is the challenge the queen gives the
knight to keep his life?
2.What was the wife of bath's first response to
the knight's question?
3.What does the knight must do in return to the
old woman for the answer to his question?
QUESTIONS
1.What is the knight's answer that spares his life?
2.What does the knight have to do since the old
woman gave him the correct answer for the queen?
3.What choice does the woman give the knight?
4.What was the knight's answer, which was what?
5.What does the knight get for his right answer?