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The Wife of Bath's Tale

by Geoffrey Chaucer

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The Wife of Bath's Tale

The knight's answer to the Queen's riddle in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" is that women most desire to have power over their husbands and lovers. This answer saves him from execution and demonstrates...

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