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The Wife of Bath's Tale

by Geoffrey Chaucer

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The Wife of Bath's Tale

Chaucer's "The Wife of Bath's Tale" satirizes both men and women, challenging societal norms and gender roles. The tale mocks male dominance and intellectual superiority by depicting a knight who...

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The Wife of Bath's Tale

In the Wife of Bath’s time, there were holy friars and friaries who lived in the world. Their primary function was to perform their religious duties. They also begged from passerby for their...

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