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
What does knight say to wife after her offer
She can choose whatever is best for her
What does knight say to wife when she ask him why he is sad
He is ashamed to have an ugly wife
What does wife of bath conclude her tale with
Plea of Christ would send us husbands, handsome, young, and long lasting in bed
What is the wife’s distinctive feature
Gap between teeth
Wife of bath says she is an expert when it comes to…
Love
What physical disability does wife of bath have
Deaf in one ear
What body part of Midas turn into a donkey
His ears
What answer does the knight give the king
Mastery
