The Wife Of Bath Feminist Analysis

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The Wife of Bath has an incredibly negative view of men as illustrated by her lack of honesty toward her husbands, her negative portrayal of male friars in her tale, her portrayal of King Arthur submitting to the decisions of his queen, and the knight's inability to make a final decision.

The continuous conflict between women and men's equality has been an issue for women for centuries. Having multiple wives at once and/or numerous amount of husbands over the years. Relating to The Wife Of Bath, one of her biggest issues was how men viewed her for having five husbands. To make matters look worse on her, she is only twelve years old. The Wife of Bath believes that she should go along with the Bible and go fourth and multiply rather than to
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