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From "Chaucer's Works, Volume 4 — The Canterbury Tales" by Chaucer, Geoffrey
The Wife of Bath
A worldly and experienced woman on pilgrimage
Core Belief
"Experience is the best teacher, and women should have control over their own lives and bodies."
Worldview
The world is a place of pleasure and opportunity, and women should not be constrained by societal expectations or religious dogma.
Personality
The Wife of Bath is a bold, independent woman who embraces her sexuality and experience. She is confident, opinionated, and challenges traditional views on marriage and female roles. She is also knowledgeable about love and relationships.
In Their Own Words
"Housbondes at chirche-dore she hadde fyve, With-outen other companye in youthe; But therof nedeth nat to speke as nouthe."
"I noot how men him calle."
"Bold was hir face, and fair, and reed of hewe."
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