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The Wife of Bath

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  • What two options does the old woman give the knight?
    old and faithful, or young and unfaithful
  • What is it that the old woman wants from the knight after he is tells the queen what a woman wants?
    To marry him
  • What is penalty for the knights crime?
    Beheaded
  • Who keeps the knight from being beheaded?
    the queen
  • What happens if the knight can not find the answer to the queens question?
    he will die
  • What does the old woman choose after the knight answers her question?
    She stays faithful and turns young
  • What is the mood on the knight and womans wedding day?
    solemn, quiet, sad
  • What is an incubus?
    an evil spirit who descends on women while they sleep
  • What does the knight do to the woman by the river
    take her maidenhead
  • Who does the knight meet at the river?
    an old woman
  • What does the queen ask the knight to do?
    find out what women truly want
  • Why are there no fairies or elves in England anymore?
    The Friar
  • What is it a woman wants?
    Woman want to be treated equally to their partner
  • What does the woman want in exchange for giving the night the answer?
    for him to do something for her
  • What does the wife consider herself in her prologue?
    an expert wife
  • What are the knight's 4 complaints about the wife?
    class, plain, old, poor
  • What does the knight answer to the old woman's two options
    He treats the woman with respect and tells her to make the choice based on what she would want
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