two-faced woman with one half having dark hair and older features and the other half having blonde hair and younger features

The Wife of Bath's Tale

by Geoffrey Chaucer

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The Wife of Bath's Tale Questions by Tag

Characters

The Wife of Bath
The Knight
The Old Woman
The Summoner

Themes

Marriage
Gender Roles

Plot

Initial Punishment
Quest
Summary

Literary Devices

Allusion

Authorship

Geoffrey Chaucer

Setting

King Arthur's Era