wife of bath prologue

Question 1

how old was she when she first married?

Answer 1

12

Question 2

how many husbands has the wife had?

Answer 2

5

Question 3

what are some of the wife’s opinions?

Answer 3

• there is nothing wrong with marrying more than once
• women don’t like to be hidden away
• if a wife is happy, she will socialize, but if she is sad, she will hide away
• if you feel good about yourself, you shouldn’t care that other people are also doing well
• doesn’t really understand the appeal of being a virgin

Question 4

wife’s advice about men

Answer 4

1) put men in the wrong
2) the husband will apologize even though it wasn’t their fault

Question 5

what is the wife’s name?

Answer 5

allison/alice

Question 6

which husbands does she consider the “good” ones

Answer 6

the rich and old ones

Question 7

what does one of the wife’s husbands compare her to?

Answer 7

a fire

Question 8

husband number 4

Answer 8

• would flirt with other women
• this angered the wife
• led her to flirt with other men

Question 9

what is husband number 5’s name

Answer 9

johnny(John)

Question 10

which of her five wives was the wife’s favorite? why?

Answer 10

5

b/c she had to work harder for his affection

Question 11

who did Alice learn most of her knowledge about men from?

Answer 11

her grandmother

Question 12

johnny

Answer 12

• 20s
• went to oxford
• lived near her godmother

Question 13

when did Alice marry Johnny?

Answer 13

less than a month after the death of he fourth husband

Question 14

why is Alice deaf?

Answer 14

because Johnny hit her on the head

Question 15

why did Johnny hit the wife on the head?

Answer 15

she ripped three pages out of his book about wives murdering their husbands

Question 16

which two pilgrims dislike each other strongly?

Answer 16

the friar and the summoner