The Wife Of Bath's Tale Essay

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A woman's value has changed drastically from that of the fourteenth century to today’s society. Rights, jobs, and even higher education have become open doors for woman as the years go by. A small crises having to do with women does not go unnoticed, considering the angry mobs that floor the streets on a daily basis to enhance feminism. However, that was not the case in the tale The Wife of Bath's Tale. Seeing the The Wife of Bath’s silence on the victim's fate yells out a huge message that reflects not only on the maiden's insignificance to the author and his fourteenth-century audience but the value in women in general during that time period.
The tale began with a crime and ended in a story of love, rewarding the same man who committed the crime. Many say that …show more content…

As stated before, events in the story lead to simple confusion, such as whether or not the use of the maidens to further the Knights quest or the maiden being insignificant because of her gender. Although the Knight did end up with a beautiful young loyal woman, the cost of this success is what speaks out. The knight gave the queen and woman what they both wanted. The queen wanted the knight to go out on a search and discover what it means to actually understand women and what they want, and the old lady to find a true love to break her spell. The story gives a win win to the majority, by only having the point come across. The knight had to give in and let the woman take control of the situation, as it states in the poem, "My lady and my love, and wyf so deere, I put me in youre wise governance; Cheseth youreself which may be moost plesance. And moost honour to yow and me also. For as yow liketh, it suffiseth me."(1230-1235). The knight handed all charge to his wife, proving that all women want is to take charge, and the knight granted that desire while also demonstrating the point of the queen's

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