Anti-Feminism In The Canterbury Tales And The Wife Of Bath

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The Wife of Bath demonstrates the anti-feminist qualities throughout both The Canterbury Tales and The Wife of Bath. She seems more outspoken and independent than most woman of her time. In introducing the wife, the author states, “Gat-tothed was she, smoothly for to seye” (I (A) 468). This quote describes her physical appearance and gives a better understanding of how women like her were during the medieval time. The women in this time that were considered beautiful were the ones who had broad hips, gap teeth, or a long forehead. She tends to use her female qualities to manipulate her five husbands into agreeing to give their land and money to her control. While her actions might at first seem to be rebellion against the patriarchal society
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