The Wife of Bath’s Prologue How she is different from the other women in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales How she is different from the other women from that era.

Discusses marriage, virginity, and most importantly the question of sovereignty. In the “Wife of Bath’s Tale,” Alison is suggesting control that women should have.

Discuss why the knight from the “Wife of Bath’s Tale” is not a very likable personality. His actions suggest he is just an abstract character, a receiver of the actions, who is used to give the tale’s plot a meaning. … The knight lives only for the present moment.