Assignment Task: The Wife of Bath Directions:
Answer the following questions in your journal. Make sure to write your answers in sentence format.
1. What opinions does the Wife of Bath express in her tale? What do all her opinions-and her tale itself-tell you about her character? You may want to look at your reading Times to answer this question.
2. Do you think Chaucer's rich portrayal of the Wife of Bath is an indication that he had progressive views about women for his time? Why or why not?
3. What do men and women each think the other wants most out of life? Out of a relationship? Have attitudes changed since Chaucer's time?