A wise wife, if she knows what is good for her. -- Until they are wedded -- old doddering scoundrel! 180 `Whoso that nyl be war by othere men, `Whoever will not be warned by (the examples of) other men, 181 By hym shul othere men corrected be.' Under that pretense I had many a mirth. 1063 For thogh that I be foul, and oold, and poore For though I am ugly, and old, and poor 1064 I nolde for al the metal, ne for oore I would not for all the metal, nor for ore 1065 That under erthe is grave or lith above, That under earth is buried or lies above, 1066 But if thy wyf I were, and eek thy love." You (should) no longer reprove me for my poverty. A friar will always intrude himself (in others' affairs). quod he, "nay, my dampnacioun! That they had to give it up, as the best they could do. 276 With wilde thonder-dynt and firy levene With wild thunder-bolt and fiery lightning 277 Moote thy welked nekke be tobroke! 724 Tho redde he me, if that I shal nat lyen, Then he read to me, if I shall not lie, 725 Of Hercules and of his Dianyre, Of Hercules and of his Dianyre, 726 That caused hym to sette hymself afyre. That little wonder is though I toss and twist about. 321 We love no man that taketh kep or charge We love no man who takes notice or concern about 322 Wher that we goon; we wol ben at oure large. That, thou sayest, will be without a mate. It tickles me to the bottom of my heart. What is my offense? 1073 Now wolden som men seye, paraventure, Now would some men say, perhaps, 1074 That for my necligence I do no cure That because of my negligence I make no effort 1075 To tellen yow the joye and al th' array To tell you the joy and all the rich display 1076 That at the feeste was that ilke day. Man who lost wife, son in Texas mass shooting tells story The Wife of Bath: A Biography by Marion Turner review - The For joy he clasped her in his two arms. I sey yow sooth.' 384 O Lord! 730 This sely man sat stille as he were deed; This poor man sat still as if he were dead; 731 He wiped his heed, namoore dorste he seyn, He wiped his head, no more dared he say, 732 But `Er that thonder stynte, comth a reyn!' For, by my troth, I paid them back word for word. Wilson Garcia sheds a tear Sunday in Cleveland, Texas, as he talks about his wife and son, who were shot and killed Friday. And certainly every man, maiden, or woman. The Wife of Bath Character Analysis - LitCharts "Lo," said the Summoner, "By God's two arms! When she casts off her undergarment'; and furthermore. 614 Allas, allas! That evere love was synne! 160 Right thus the Apostel tolde it unto me, Right thus the Apostle told it unto me, 161 And bad oure housbondes for to love us weel. I would have told every one of his secrets. Both of their lower purse (scrotum) and of their strongbox. Thy life is safe, for I will stand thereby; Let's see which is the proudest of them all. And commanded him to be glad and have no fear. 135 But I seye noght that every wight is holde, But I say not that every person is required, 136 That hath swich harneys as I to yow tolde, That has such equipment as I to you told, 137 To goon and usen hem in engendrure. 1020 Lat us go forth withouten lenger speche." `O! Let it go. I owe them not one word that has not been avenged. To show her skin and go yowling like a cat in heat. 73 Poul dorste nat comanden, atte leeste, In any case, Paul dared not command 74 A thyng of which his maister yaf noon heeste. And for no other cause -- do you say no? You shall have pudendum right enough at eve. It is nothing but waste to bury him expensively. 452 Now wol I speken of my fourthe housbonde. With wild thunder-bolt and fiery lightning. She is a seamstress by trade but a professional wife by occupation: she has been married five What speakest thou of perambulation? 817 And whan that I hadde geten unto me, And when I had gotten unto me, 818 By maistrie, al the soveraynetee, By mastery, all the sovereignty, 819 And that he seyde, `Myn owene trewe wyf, And that he said, `My own true wife, 820 Do as thee lust the terme of al thy lyf; Do as you please the rest of all thy life; 821 Keep thyn honour, and keep eek myn estaat' -- Guard thy honor, and guard also my reputation' -- 822 After that day we hadden never debaat. But certainly, I treated folk in such a way. That one for love, that other was for hate. He goes very near the truth, I will not lie. But what! He would not allow me anything of my desires. All is nothing but advice to (adopt) virginity. My husband shall have it both evenings and mornings. Who is called Dante, speak on this matter. Through which one may see his true friends. 519 Forbede us thyng, and that desiren we; Forbid us a thing, and we desire it; 520 Preesse on us faste, and thanne wol we fle. 834 A frere wol entremette hym everemo. 600 He was, I trowe, twenty wynter oold, He was, I believe, twenty years old, 601 And I was fourty, if I shal seye sooth; And I was forty, if I shall tell the truth; 602 But yet I hadde alwey a coltes tooth. 647 Another Romayn tolde he me by name, Another Roman he told me by name, 648 That, for his wyf was at a someres game Who, because his wife was at a midsummer revel 649 Withouten his wityng, he forsook hire eke. That I should be wedded but once. --. "Nay, then," she said, "I curse both of us two! 443 What eyleth yow to grucche thus and grone? What a gift of God he had because of all his wives! That is between the east and also the west. WebThe Wife of Baths Prologue and Tale represent the conflicting forces of authority versus experience, medieval misogyny versus feminine sexuality, and the irony that arises from a character who seemingly justifies sexist accusations while embracing her independence and choice. The Wife of Baths Tale I would curse you, if you did not love it well; 447 For if I wolde selle my bele chose, For if I would sell my `pretty thing,' 448 I koude walke as fressh as is a rose; I could walk as fresh (newly clothed) as is a rose; 449 But I wol kepe it for youre owene tooth. This is to say, if I be well dressed, sir scoundrel. 242 Sire olde lecchour, lat thy japes be! It may so long be assailed on all sides. More recently, the And in one purpose steadfastly to remain. 55 I woot wel Abraham was an hooly man, I know well Abraham was a holy man, 56 And Jacob eek, as ferforth as I kan; And Jacob also, insofar as I know; 57 And ech of hem hadde wyves mo than two, And each of them had more than two wives, 58 And many another holy man also. The Wife of Bath For God's love, tell it, 1097 And it shal been amended, if I may." Then our true nobility comes from grace ; It was not at all bequeathed to us with our social rank. ", 1098 "Amended?" Of that same barrel that I shall open. 1177 "And ther as ye of poverte me repreeve, "And whereas you reprove me for poverty, 1178 The hye God, on whom that we bileeve, The high God, on whom we believe, 1179 In wilful poverte chees to lyve his lyf. The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale - CliffsNotes Nor any man that hopes (to go) to heaven. For God's love, tell it. 434 Ye sholde been al pacient and meke, You should be all patient and meek, 435 And han a sweete spiced conscience, And have a sweet tender disposition, 436 Sith ye so preche of Jobes pacience. 1191 Verray poverte, it syngeth proprely; True poverty, it rightly sings; 1192 Juvenal seith of poverte myrily: Juvenal says of poverty merrily: 1193 `The povre man, whan he goth by the weye, `The poor man, when he goes along the roadway, 1194 Bifore the theves he may synge and pleye.' My husband has two long asses ears! God send them soon the very pestilence! 113 I wol bistowe the flour of al myn age I will bestow the flower of all my age 114 In the actes and in fruyt of mariage. As ever was wife, since the world was new. Have anything except that I were thy wife, and also thy love.". Both of their lower purse (scrotum) and of their strongbox. Shall be an example by which other men shall be corrected.' And Venus falls where Mercury is raised. That thus they said in their drunkenness; Entirely guiltless (they were), by God's sweet pain! The Wife of Bath: A Biography - amazon.com For true shame, and blamed himself because he, And so it happened that once in a Springtime --. I will persevere; I am not fussy. To bring me gay things from the fair. The Wife of Bath The Bible is an infinitely plastic text. 476 Lat go. 1234 I do no fors the wheither of the two, I do not care which of the two, 1235 For as yow liketh, it suffiseth me." 47 Whan myn housbonde is fro the world ygon, When my husband is gone from the world, 48 Som Cristen man shal wedde me anon, Some Christian man shall wed me straightway, 49 For thanne th' apostle seith that I am free For then the apostle says that I am free 50 To wedde, a Goddes half, where it liketh me. For sheer malignancy, he thought the tale sweet; Fie! And so are pots, clothes, and adornments; Until they are wedded -- old doddering scoundrel! By God, I have my tale ageyn. This land was all filled full of supernatural creatures. Within his breast very sorrowful was the spirit. And yet with barley-bread, Mark can tell it. 281 What eyleth swich an old man for to chide? 1080 For prively he wedded hire on morwe, For he wedded her in private in the morning, 1081 And al day after hidde hym as an owle, And all day after hid himself like an owl, 1082 So wo was hym, his wyf looked so foule. So would God my heart would burst! His heart bathed in a bath of bliss. For God's love, choose a new request! Christ was a virgin and shaped like a man. Which is a thing not naturally part of thy person. By God, I have my tale again. 386 For as an hors I koude byte and whyne. For which he hit me so hard that I was deaf. Welcome the sixth, whenever he shall appear. Now with what should he make his payment. Providing that you might behave well towards me. 1103 So wolde God myn herte wolde breste!" When my fourth husband was on the funeral bier, To church was my husband carried in the morning. Nor does any goose go there in the lake, no matter how drab. 550 Myn housbonde was at Londoun al that Lente; My husband was at London all that Spring; 551 I hadde the bettre leyser for to pleye, I had the better opportunity to amuse myself, 552 And for to se, and eek for to be seye And to see, and also to be seen 553 Of lusty folk. And he will not do them any harm except dishonor. You are to blame, by God! The Wife of Bath is a I would not put up with him in any way. To put up with her pride and her angry moods. 1254 A thousand tyme a-rewe he gan hire kisse, A thousand time in a row he did her kiss, 1255 And she obeyed hym in every thyng And she obeyed him in every thing 1256 That myghte doon hym plesance or likyng. Now will I tell forth what happened to me. For though they give us all their heritage. That though he had beat me on every bone. Although it would be good to touch no woman --. 740 He tolde me eek for what occasioun He told me also for what occasion 741 Amphiorax at Thebes loste his lyf. To get their love, yes, when she has none. And that the knight should tell in open court. If I say false, say `nay', upon thy faith!". So help me God, I shall never (again) smite thee! 125 So that the clerkes be nat with me wrothe, Provided that the clerks be not angry with me, 126 I sey this: that they maked ben for bothe; I say this: that they are made for both; 127 That is to seye, for office and for ese That is to say, for urination and for ease 128 Of engendrure, ther we nat God displese. Our Host cried "Peace! Of things of which they were never guilty in their lives. Before the Wife of Bath tells her tale, she offers in a long prologue a condemnation of 170 Nay, thou shalt drynken of another tonne, Nay, thou shalt drink from another barrel, 171 Er that I go, shal savoure wors than ale. Are great guardians of chastity. Let him fare well; God give his soul rest! Some have given them poison in their drink. "Pledge me thy word here in my hand," she said. Is worthy to be hanged on the gallows!' 197 The thre were goode men, and riche, and olde; The three were good men, and rich, and old; 198 Unnethe myghte they the statut holde Hardly might they the statute hold (pay the debt) 199 In which that they were bounden unto me. David J. Phillip, Associated Press. 278 Thow seyst that droppyng houses, and eek smoke, Thou sayest that leaky houses, and also smoke, 279 And chidyng wyves maken men to flee And scolding wives make men to flee 280 Out of hir owene houses; a, benedicitee! And come again, exactly at the year's end. Is rich, although you consider him but a knave. If you could teach me, I would well repay you. 211 But sith I hadde hem hoolly in myn hond, But since I had them wholly in my hand, 212 And sith they hadde me yeven al hir lond, And since they had me given all their land, 213 What sholde I taken keep hem for to plese, Why should I take care to please them, 214 But it were for my profit and myn ese? 297 And but thou make a feeste on thilke day And unless thou make a feast on that same day 298 That I was born, and make me fressh and gay; That I was born, and make me happy and gay; 299 And but thou do to my norice honour, And unless thou do honor to my nurse, 300 And to my chamberere withinne my bour, And to my chambermaid within my bedchamber, 301 And to my fadres folk and his allyes -- And to my father's folk and his allies -- 302 Thus seistow, olde barel-ful of lyes! He had a book that regularly, night and day. 257 Thou seyst som folk desiren us for richesse, Thou sayest some folk desire us for riches, 258 Somme for oure shap, and somme for oure fairnesse, Some for our shape, and some for our fairness, 259 And som for she kan outher synge or daunce, And one because she can either sing or dance, 260 And som for gentillesse and daliaunce; And some because of noble descent and flirtatious talk; 261 Som for hir handes and hir armes smale; Some because of their hands and their slender arms; 262 Thus goth al to the devel, by thy tale. Chaucer describes her everything about her physical appearance, including that she was once beautiful, but focuses on her gap For truly, I will not keep myself chaste in everything. Blessed be God that I have wedded five! Now choose yourself, whichever you please. Speak no more -- it is a grisly thing -- 736 Of hire horrible lust and hir likyng. Great was the woe the knight had in his thought. For which I hope his soul may be in glory. In Geoffrey Chaucers The Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath believes that a wife ought to have authority and control over her husband. Is not thy husband,' thus he said certainly. If I say false, say `nay', upon thy faith! The Wife of Bath was considered to be of high moral standing. And I was forty, if I shall tell the truth; With teeth set wide apart I was, and that became me well; And fair, and rich, and young, and well fixed, For certainly, I am all influenced by Venus. Listen also, lo, what a sharp word for this purpose. 1175 Thanne am I gentil, whan that I bigynne Then am I noble, when I begin 1176 To lyven vertuously and weyve synne. With my close friend, dwelling in our town; Better than our parish priest, as I may prosper! I pray you, tell me. Lo, have it every bit! That we will not kick back, because he tells us the truth. 1095 Ye faren lyk a man had lost his wit. Of cursed Lamech and his bigamy? Of procreation, in which we do not displease God. What I have done, it is thyself to blame (you drove me to it). Wife of Bath The Wife Of Bath Three of them were good, and two were bad. 935 And somme seyen that we loven best And some say that we love best 936 For to be free and do right as us lest, To be free and do just as we please, 937 And that no man repreve us of oure vice, And that no man reprove us for our vices, 938 But seye that we be wise and no thyng nyce. Because they were well used. -- 526 Which that I took for love, and no richesse, Whom I took for love, and no riches, 527 He som tyme was a clerk of Oxenford, He was formerly a clerk of Oxford, 528 And hadde left scole, and wente at hom to bord And had left school, and came home to board 529 With my gossib, dwellynge in oure toun; With my close friend, dwelling in our town; 530 God have hir soule! 1049 Er that youre court departe, do me right. There was nothing but heaviness and much sorrow. My husband was at London all that Spring; I had the better opportunity to amuse myself, By amorous folk. 41 God woot, this noble kyng, as to my wit, God knows, this noble king, according to my judgment, 42 The firste nyght had many a myrie fit The first night had many a merry fit 43 With ech of hem, so wel was hym on lyve. And call me "dear lady" in every place. If any one will scratch us on the sore spot. And that no one can endure the fourth. 310 It is my good as wel as thyn, pardee! If I pleased, before three days were past. Anyone can profit, for everything is for sale; One can lure no hawks with an empty hand. Shes bold in her opposition to social norms, articulate in her prologue, and intelligent in justifying her actions.
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