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What is it that women want and why?
The fact that this question still exists shows that the answer proves neither easy nor definitive. Women are diverse in their idea of what they want
and what they desire to fulfill their needs. According to The Wife of Bath, she believes that women want mutual respect. Throughout history,
women are portrayed as being the subordinate sex. Moreover, women live lives of being subservient to their male counterparts. The Wife of Bath
felt the need to express the fact that there is an obvious problem with the balance of power within the marriage. Consequently, she set forth on a
journey to confirm that women can be just as overbearing, domineering and cruel as men. She demanded to be heard.
To begin with, she pointed out examples of how women are treated unfairly in society. She began to point out several double standards. The wife
states, "about accused Lamech's bigamy? Abraham was a holy man I know, And as I understand it Jacob also; And each of them had wives now,
more than one, as many other holy men have done." (61–65) Here, she shows that there is truly a double standard for women who behave in an
exact manner as men.
Further, she goes on to discuss her relationships with her five husbands. The first three husbands were rich, old and somewhat passive, so,
therefore, she dominated the relationship....show more content...
Although the Wife of Bath attempts to achieve this equality in a way that also places her reputation in question, the text says that she achieved
it. Considering that she was a manipulated and boasted as such, maybe her tale was just another form of manipulation to get what she wanted?
Maybe that was Chaucer's plan, to once more, under mind women as his own form of manipulation. None the less, I do not see her as a pioneer
for women's rights, however, she did shine a luminous light in an area that ordinarily goes unprobed; what do women
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Wife Of Bath

  • 1. Wife Of Bath What is it that women want and why? The fact that this question still exists shows that the answer proves neither easy nor definitive. Women are diverse in their idea of what they want and what they desire to fulfill their needs. According to The Wife of Bath, she believes that women want mutual respect. Throughout history, women are portrayed as being the subordinate sex. Moreover, women live lives of being subservient to their male counterparts. The Wife of Bath felt the need to express the fact that there is an obvious problem with the balance of power within the marriage. Consequently, she set forth on a journey to confirm that women can be just as overbearing, domineering and cruel as men. She demanded to be heard. To begin with, she pointed out examples of how women are treated unfairly in society. She began to point out several double standards. The wife states, "about accused Lamech's bigamy? Abraham was a holy man I know, And as I understand it Jacob also; And each of them had wives now, more than one, as many other holy men have done." (61–65) Here, she shows that there is truly a double standard for women who behave in an exact manner as men. Further, she goes on to discuss her relationships with her five husbands. The first three husbands were rich, old and somewhat passive, so, therefore, she dominated the relationship....show more content... Although the Wife of Bath attempts to achieve this equality in a way that also places her reputation in question, the text says that she achieved it. Considering that she was a manipulated and boasted as such, maybe her tale was just another form of manipulation to get what she wanted? Maybe that was Chaucer's plan, to once more, under mind women as his own form of manipulation. None the less, I do not see her as a pioneer for women's rights, however, she did shine a luminous light in an area that ordinarily goes unprobed; what do women Get more content on HelpWriting.net