Story Info Flashcards
Why the knight agrees to marry the old woman
She knows the secret to what a women wants and if she saves his life, he promised to do what she says
What is the point of the story Midas?
Women can’t keep secrets
Why the knight returns to queen before he meets the old woman
He promised he would
What is the setting
England
Why the knight was condemned to die
He raped a girl
Moral of story
Women rule the marriage
Wife of bath tale meaning
Women want to be in charge and run their own lives
What does the knight have to do to save his head? How long does he have?
Tell the Queen what women desire most. He has a year and a day to complete
What problem does the knight find in when he starts asking women the question
All women give him different answers
What story does the wife of bath retell to prove her point
Ovid story of Midas
When is this take set
During the reign of king Authur
What does the knight see as he ride past a forest
A group of women dancing
What does the group of women turn into
An old ugly women
How does she get her way? How does the knight feel married to her?
He finally consents and they marry in private ceremony. He is miserable
What does she offer her husband
Chance to be ugly but nice and loyal or beautiful but unfaithful and bad
