Her prologue is like a bold challenge to the knight in her company. She anticipates Shakespeare's Katerina in the Taming of the Shrew. Just as Katerina challenges Petruchio, so too does the ife of Bath appear to be challenging the only true man she has likely ever met: one who is in command of himself and thus able to command others. She is like the ermine in Leonardo's painting the Lady with the Ermine (1490). The ermine is a nasty, vicious animal that cannot be picked up and held -- and yet the lady in the portrait holds it with perfect composure. In other words, she has learned to control her passions. The ife of Bath has not done so: she promotes sensuality and lust and refuses to be harnessed. Only when the man finally submits to her will does she assume that she is happy. But a man…...

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Works Cited

Blake, William. "Descriptive Catalogue: Sir Geffrey Chaucer and the Nine and twenty

Pilgrims on their journey to Canterbury." The Poetical Works. Bartleby. Web. 15 Nov 2012.

Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. UK: Wordsworth Poetry Library, 2002.

White, David Allen. "Chaucer's Canterbury Tales." Winona, MN: St. Thomas Aquinas

Wife of ath's Tale And Shrek
Shrek and Wife of ath's Tale - Comparisons and Contrasts

Shrek the ook

The original story of Shrek, by William Steig, published in 1990, is a far cry from the mega-hit Dreamworks movie production with the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and John Lithcow. In the original story, Shreck breathes fire, is not a likeable character at all, and he is hideously ugly. He has hairs on his nose and little black marks all over his face - possibly zits, or blackheads. He emerges out of a "black hole" when he leaves his family's abode to go in search of the princess.

He has the ability to heat food with rays from his eyes. The story is told with silly poetry such as the scene when he meets the princess, who is frightfully ugly:

Your nose is so hairy, Oh let is not tarry, your look…...

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1900 to 1995. Toronto: University of Toronto Press

Steig, William. Shrek! New York: Farrar - Straus - Giroux, 1990.

Both the cock and the Wife of Bath are in a life-and-death struggle: the Wife because she cannot live in a marriage unless she is the dominant spouse, and the cock because he will die unless he outwits and dominates the fox. Society at the time would view the wife and the cock of having some similar characteristics. Neither can get what they want by strength or status, so they must use their intelligence. By the end of the Wife of Bath's tale, her husband has become loving and compliant, and she has no more need to fight with him. They have achieved a more balanced relationship (although the wife is now dominant, they both get what they want). At the end of the Nun's Priest's Tale, the fox expresses similar sentiments to the young husband, that he has behaved badly. However, the fox's repentance is undoubtedly a false…...

ife of Bath's Prologue, by Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the first pieces of literature that introduces us to a smart, intelligent, and independent woman. One of the most important aspects of the wife's character is her sexuality. In a day when women were not prone to speak out about their sexuality, the wife does and not only that, she brags about how much she enjoys sex. The wife is not afraid of her sexuality and she wants everyone in her presence to know this about her. She is a shrewd businesswoman and men do not intimidate her. ith the ife of Bath, Chaucer creates a character that resists the patriarchal domination of the day and motivates other women to do likewise.
Chaucer establishes the wife's character early in the prologue to give readers a hint of her strength as a character. hen readers reach lines 45 through 78, they have…...

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Work Cited

Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. Librarius Online. 12 Oct. 2011.  http://www.librarius.com/cantales.htm

Chaucer's ife Of Bath Prologue And Tale:
Geoffrey Chaucer's ife of Bath starts with the Prologue to her tale through developing herself as an authority on marriage because of the extended individual experience with the institution. From her initial marriage when she was 12 years old, she has had five husbands and received criticisms from several people because of these numerous marriages. The criticisms are mainly based on that fact that Christ only went once to a wedding at Cana in Galilee. However, the ife of Bath argues based on her personal views of God's plan and Scriptural references. In this case, she states that men can only speculate and interpret what Jesus meant by telling the Samaritan woman that her fifth husband was not her husband. Furthermore, she states that no individual has ever given her an actual response on the number of husbands a woman may have in her…...

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"The Canterbury Tales - The Wife of Bath's Prologue." SparkNotes. SparkNotes LLC, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2013. .

Delahoyde, Michael. "Chaucer: The Wife of Bath's Tale." Chaucer. Washington State University, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2013. .

Schwartz, Debora B. "Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales II: The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale." Medieval Literature. English Department, California Polytechnic State University, 2006. Web. 11 Mar. 2013. .

Wife Bath: Feminism Chaucer
Chaucer appears to create the Wife of Bath shine intentionally from the rest of the characters in the novel; she has been possibly one of his most controversial figures since her contradictions as to what she states and just what she does. The writer's formation of her character offers one significant objective which has been to surprise his readers. Chaucer chooses to consider each and every bad attribute that ladies were thought to have in those times and also the outcome has been Alisoun. This kind of vivacity and boldness had been seldom observed in female fictional figures of that era (Oberembt 287).

The Wife Bath: Feminism Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales had been written towards the end of the Fourteenth century, however it was left incomplete. It has been setup as numerous stories within one story. The primary frame has been a travelling crowd of pilgrims moving…...

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Chance, Jane. The Mythographic Chaucer: the Fabulation of Sexual Politics. Minneapolis: The University of Minnisota Press, 1995.

Coghill, Nevill trans. Chaucer The Canterbury Tales. London: Penguin Books, 2003.

Cook, A. Feminism in Chaucer's "The Wife of Bath." Books, 2010. Available at: http://alisoncook.xomba.com/feminism_chaucers_wife_bath

Fjalldal, M.J. Forever Young: Chaucer's Wife of Bath and Her Fear of Losing Her Outer Beauty. Haskoli Islands, 2010.

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
There are a bevy of similarities that exist between the tales of the wife of bath and the prioress in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. The similarities largely pertain to the circumstances in which these individuals tell their tales. They are both women, and each are telling a tale to other pilgrims in which there presumably is both entertainment as well as ecclesiastical value in the subjects. However, a close analysis of these two particular stories reveals that despite the similarities between them, the differences between them are more pronounced. Although both tales emphasize various elements of satire, characterization, and tone, it is clear that the principle distinction between them is that the wife of bath's tale is ultimately secular while the tale of the prioress is ecclesiastical in nature.

An analysis of the characterization in both of these stories readily proves this thesis. One point of similarity in…...

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Works Cited

Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. www.archive.org. 1904. Web.  http://www.archive.org/stream/canterburytaleso00chauuoft/canterburytaleso00chauuoft_djvu.txt

ife of Bath's Tale And Modern Stream-of-consciousness riting
Dear Chaucer:

The ife of Bath is one of the most memorable of all of your characters in the Canterbury Tales. The ife is likeable not only because of her boisterous, honest, and sexually frank persona but also because of the way in which she tells her tale. The ife's storytelling anticipates modern stream-of-consciousness style. The ife's style underlines the fact that it is not only how a story is told but who tells it that is important.

The ife begins her tale by relating her experience of marriage before setting up the plot of her story: "I have had five husbands at the church-door (for I have been wedded so often); and all were worthy men in their ranks." She defends her ability to hold forth on the subject of marriage because of her obvious experience and also makes a humorous aside about how…...

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Work Cited

Chaucer. "The Wife of Bath." The Canterbury Tales. 2007 [28 Mar 2014]

 http://machias.edu/faculty/necastro/chaucer/translation/ct/07wbt.html

However, because of Gilgamesh's thought that he may be invincible, he is actually putting his friend's life at risk by going on his adventure. In his attempt to prove that he is brave and that he would rather die for a cause, he actually indirectly causes the death of Enkidu, who shows that he was the stronger of the two.
5) Defining Honor

Honor is a characteristic that few individuals posses. It is a special type of distinguishing factor, that although many attempt to have, very few actually embrace it to its full meaning. Honor entails pride and personal excellence. It is fully believing in an action or an entity that represents something very important to the self and to those around. To me, honor is being able to stand up for your beliefs despite the opinion of others.

Honor in society can actually be viewed in two ways, depending on your…...

Sometimes, as we see in King Lear, the thirst for power leads to nothing but trouble. It should be noted that the power did come but it was not enough to erase what had already happened. As a result, of this power hunt, King Lear and Cordelia discover what true love is all about. Gloucester and Edgar also learn the value of love. In "The ife of Bath's Tale," we see that power is ugly as the knight only acts to fulfill his desires. However, he is redeemed when he comes around and finally realizes true love and can appreciate it. Both of these stories tell cautionary tales about the power of love and the love of power.
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Bloom, Harold. Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human. New York: Riverhead Books. 1998.

Chaucer, Geoffrey. "The ife of Bath's Tale," the Canterbury Tales. Nevill Coghill, trans. New York: Penguin Books. 1977.

Dowden, Edward.…...

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Bloom, Harold. Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human. New York: Riverhead Books. 1998.

Chaucer, Geoffrey. "The Wife of Bath's Tale," the Canterbury Tales. Nevill Coghill, trans. New York: Penguin Books. 1977.

Dowden, Edward. "Othello', 'Macbeth', 'Lear.'" Shakspere: A Critical Study of His Mind and Art. 1881. Site Accessed April 4, 2009.  http://www.galegroup.com 

Diane Dreher, "Shakespeare's Cordelia and the Power of Character." World and I. 1998. GALE

The ible, he argued, cites the creation of Eve for Adam as proof that a wife is man's support, as well as many other examples of humble and devoted wives.
The knight told his brother that he desired a young wife, who was no older than thirty, for she would be more pliable. Placebo cautioned that it takes great courage for an older man to marry a young woman (Classic Notes, 2004). He warned him that a young woman who married an older man may have ulterior motives, which the man would never know until he was married. Despite the fact Placebo has a wonderful wife, he understands what faults she has and advises January to be aware of who he marries.

The brothers argue about the merits of marriage, with Placebo predicting that January would not please his wife for more than three years, but Placebo eventually agrees to January's…...

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Kittredge, George. (2000). Chaucer's Discussion of Marriage. Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Retrieved from the Internet at http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Hall/1170/chaucerhtml/marriage.html.

Classic Notes. (2004). Canterbury Tales. The Wife of Bath's Tale. Retrieved from the Internet at  http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/canterbury/ .

Classic Notes. (2004). Canterbury Tales. The Merchant's Tale. Retrieved from the Internet at

sex and marriage as found in the Wife of Bath and the Franklins' Tale of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Looking at how they define love, sex and marriage within certain aspects of the time and how they relate to one and other within the texts.
Marriage and the Canterbury Tales journey can be a slow and tiring event. This is as true today as it was in the fourteenth century. Travellers will often get talking with each other, passing the time of day and pleasantries, however, back in the fourteenth century a journey was likely to be longer.

In Chaucer's Canterbury tales, we see the stories of traveller being told to pass the time. In these tales there are some common themes, but the perspective of the tales may be seen as interesting and different.

The role of choices and destiny maybe seen contrasting in the stories of Wife of Bath and the…...

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Chaucer G (1998), The Canterbury Tales, Oxford, Oxford Univ Pr

Those with issues to overcome are always more heroic. Hector also becomes a hero when, after at first running from Achilles, he eventually stands up to him and dies a heroic death.
The Iliad is primarily a war epic. In your opinion, is the Iliad condemnation of the it could easily be argued that the Illiad glorifies war, as much of the poem is spent portraying the warriors as brave and courageous, even as they go on killing rampages. Warriors are describes as "masters of the battle cry" and "warlike" in glowing epithets. When Achilles originally refused to fight, he is roundly condemned for it by all of the other Greek characters. Even the weapons of war, such as Achilles impenetrable shield, are glorified. But homer is more complicated than simple -- war also brings death, which he describes in great detail. Hector's death is perhaps the most graphic of…...

Your answer should be at least five sentences long.
The Legend of Arthur

Lesson 1 Journal Entry # 9 of 16

Journal Exercise 1.7A: Honor and Loyalty

1. Consider how Arthur's actions and personality agree with or challenge your definition of honor. Write a few sentences comparing your definition (from Journal 1.6A) with Arthur's actions and personality.

2. Write a brief paragraph explaining the importance or unimportance of loyalty in being honorable.

Lesson 1 Journal Entry # 10 of 16

Journal Exercise 1.7B: Combining Sentences

Complete the Practice Activity on page 202 of your text. After completing this activity, read over your Essay Assessment or another journal activity you've completed.

* Identify three passages that could be improved by combining two or more sentences with coordinating or subordinating conjunctions. Below the practice activity in your journal, write the original passages and the revised sentences you've created.

* Be sure to indicate which journal or writing assignment they came from.

The…...

Seeing that he was miserable, she told him he could either have her loyal but ugly or beautiful and unfaithful (Chaucer pp). The knight leaves the decision up to her thus, giving the old hag exactly what she wanted, to be in control of her husband. This decision resulted in the old hag becoming beautiful and loyal (Chaucer pp).
omen are central to this tale from the beginning to the end. The knight is saved by the queen, then is sent on a quest to find what appeared to be an impossible answer to a riddle concerning women, and then is saved again at the last minute by another woman who, although wise, was ugly and undesirable. However, he proved true, loyal and obedient, and granted the hag the one thing she wished, control over her man. And in doing so, he received what he truly wanted which was a…...

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Beowulf. Retrieved September 25, 2005 at  http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/AnoBeow.html 

Chaucer, Geoffrey. "The Miller's Prologue and Tale; The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale."

Retrieved September 25, 2005 at  http://www.librarius.com/cantales.htm 

Dockray-Miller, Mary. "The masculine queen of 'Beowulf.'" Women and Language. September 22, 1998. Retrieved September 24, 2005 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.

Chaucer's Mythic Tapestry: Unraveling the Influence of Ancient Lore on His Literary Masterpieces

Introduction

Geoffrey Chaucer, the revered English poet of the 14th century, left an enduring legacy in literature with his groundbreaking works, including "The Canterbury Tales." His writings are renowned for their vibrant characters, sharp wit, and insightful social commentary. However, less explored is the profound influence of ancient mythology on Chaucer's literary imagination. This essay will delve into the realm of news and scholarship to uncover recent advancements in understanding Chaucer's mythological influences, providing a compelling essay subject.

Medievalism and the Rediscovery of the Classics

During the Middle Ages, a renewed....