How far do you agree that Chaucer has presented the Wife of Bath's character as a mass of contradictions? What differences of style and tone have you observed between the Wife's Prologue and her Tale? To what extent is the Wife of Bath presented in her Prologue and Tale as an and amoral figure? Show with close reference to the text how the Wife reveals her true character through her descriptions of her marriages. Referring closely to her words, show how Chaucer conveys the vitality of the Wife of Bath. To what extent do you consider that the homily on “gentillesse” is out of place in a tale told by the Wife of Bath. Where in the Prologue and Tale do you find the Wife's liveliness and buoyancy tempered by other qualities? “The Wife uses words both to reveal and obscure.” When and where do you feel she does each of these? Some readers have found it strange that the Wife of Bath tells a stylised Romance after her racy and realistic Prologue. Make clear your own views on this point, referring in detail to both the Wife of Bath's Prologue and her Tale What forms of humour do you find in both the Wife of Bath's Prologue and her Tale, and what effects does Chaucer achieve through them? “The Wife of Bath's Tale forms a romantic contrast with the realism of her Prologue.” Discuss. Is “garrulous but honest” a fair description of the Wife of Bath in her Prologue or do you think that Chaucer shows her revealing more than she intends?
How far do you agree that Chaucer has presented the Wife of Bath's character as a mass of contradictions? What differences of style and tone have you observed between the Wife's Prologue and her Tale? To what extent is the Wife of Bath presented in her Prologue and Tale as an and amoral figure? Show with close reference to the text how the Wife reveals her true character through her descriptions of her marriages. Referring closely to her words, show how Chaucer conveys the vitality of the Wife of Bath. To what extent do you consider that the homily on “gentillesse” is out of place in a tale told by the Wife of Bath. Where in the Prologue and Tale do you find the Wife's liveliness and buoyancy tempered by other qualities? “The Wife uses words both to reveal and obscure.” When and where do you feel she does each of these? Some readers have found it strange that the Wife of Bath tells a stylised Romance after her racy and realistic Prologue. Make clear your own views on this point, referring in detail to both the Wife of Bath's Prologue and her Tale What forms of humour do you find in both the Wife of Bath's Prologue and her Tale, and what effects does Chaucer achieve through them? “The Wife of Bath's Tale forms a romantic contrast with the realism of her Prologue.” Discuss. Is “garrulous but honest” a fair description of the Wife of Bath in her Prologue or do you think that Chaucer shows her revealing more than she intends?
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