Merchant Unhappy marriage lines 1-32 Flashcards
1
Q
“I have a wyf, the worste that may be”
A
- Merchant complains about his wife
- The worst person you could ever marry
2
Q
“Feend to hire ycoupled were”
“She is a shrewe”
A
- Says even if she were married to the devil she would defeat the devil
3
Q
“We wedded men liven in sorwe and care”
A
- Sympathetic to man more than women
4
Q
“Ywedded bee thise two monthes”
A
- They’re only newly married
5
Q
” A worthy knight”
A
- Member of higher society
- Should be worthy, noble, chivalrous, honourable
- Chaucer plays against this idea
