Literature : The Wife of Bath's Tale

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The Wife of Bath's Tale
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The Wife of Bath's Tale

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The Wife of Bath's Tale

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Old works vs modern
- Be able to find links / parallels / etc (synthesize information!) 
       -> Critical thinking
- Cultural and historical understanding
- Evolution of language
- 6VWO = challenging!
- Before we watch the video: focus on the feminist lense

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  • Simps, maneaters, incels etc all of these are just modernized terms for types of people that have existed since the start of history! 
  • Historical, societal, cultural contexts influence literature. So, these themes are timeless

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The Wife of Bath's Tale
- One of the stories from the Canterbury Tales 
- In your reader: 
          - description of the Wife of Bath 
          - the Wife of Bath prologue
          - the Wife of Bath's tale

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The Wife of Bath
- Detailed description of her appearance
- Red stockings, broad hips, big butt
    = medieval stereotype of a lustful person
- Renowned clothmaker, makes lots of money, lots of travelling
- Widowed, since married women couldn't travel or do business

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The Wife of Bath Prologue
- Establishes herself as an expert on marriage
- First three husbands were good, last two husbands were bad
- Make them feel guilty for drinking
- Make them give her whatever she wanted
- Fourth husband had a mistress
- Fifth husband she actually loved, but he beat her

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The Wife of Bath's Tale
- Set in the time of King Arthur 
- Young knight has raped a woman
- Queen Guinevere: find the answer to what women want most
- One year to find the answer
- Comes across an old woman with fairies
- Will tell him if he gives her whatever she wants
- Agrees and they go back to the court

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The Wife of Bath's Tale
- Woman: What women want most is power over their husband
- In exchange the old woman wants to marry the knight
- Offers him choice: a. old and ugly, but faithful wife,
                                           b. young and beautiful, but unfaithful wife
- Knight cannot choose and leaves it to her
- What she wanted most (power) and turns beautiful & faithful
- Live happily ever after

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What makes the wife of bath's tale a feminist literary criticism?
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Because...
- Strong female protaganist
- Challenging patriarchal authority
-  Female sovereignty
- Defying traditional gender roles
- Emphasis on consent and respect 
- Women experiences

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Deadline!
Literature B, D, G!

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1. Take a guess: The Wife of Bath claims she's an expert on marriage. Why?
A
She wrote a best-selling book on marriage
B
She's had multiple husbands
C
She's been married for 37 years
D
She has a lot of married friends

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2. Take a guess: How many husbands has the Wife of Bath had?
A
3
B
4
C
5
D
6

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3. Take a guess: True or False "The Wife of Bath's Tale can be seen as an empowering tale for women."
A
True
B
False

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4. Take a guess: True or False "The Wife of Bath is described as a medieval stereotype."
A
True
B
False

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5. Take a guess: Which of the following does not appear in the Wife of Bath's Tale?
A
Fairies
B
Queen Guinevere
C
A knight
D
King Arthur

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6. What is not part of the physical appearance of the Wife of Bath?
A
Long neck
B
Red stockings
C
Broad hips
D
Big butt

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7. Which of the following did the Wife of Bath not do?
A
Praying for the poor
B
Clothmaking
C
Remarrying several times
D
Travelling around

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8. The Wife of Bath had several husbands, but some good and some bad. How many of each?
A
1 good & 3 bad husbands
B
2 good & 3 bad husbands
C
3 good & 2 bad husbands
D
4 good & 2 bad husbands

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9. Why does the knight need to find the answer to what women want most?
A
He killed a woman
B
He raped a woman
C
He hit a woman
D
He stole from a woman

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10. What do women want most according to the old woman in the tale?
A
Powerful husbands
B
Freedom of choice
C
Power over their husbands
D
Freedom of speech

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