In The Wife of Bath when Mona has to remarry, she recalls Federigo’s nobleness and generosity and decides he is the only man she will accept to marry. Federigo’s nobleness pays off at the end, because he was “finding himself married to this great lady whom he was so deeply in love...lived with her in happiness to the end of his life” (165). Similar in The Wife of Bath, the knight finally shows humbleness when his wife asks him if he wants an old, humble wife or a young, pretty wife. The knight lets his wife make the choice herself and whichever pleases her will suffice. Because the knight shows respect for his wife, the old woman becomes a beautiful, faithful wife. The knight delightedly hugs and kisses his wife, and “they lived after to the end in perfect bliss” (150). Both Federigo and the knight find happiness at the end because they show