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Wife of Bath, criminal justice & men's subordination to women
I would think that even the most cursory of readings of this brilliant tale would indicate that this story is above all about women asserting dominance over men rather than women meekly accepting their traditional subservient role in a relationship.
In "The Wife of Bath's Tale.
Wife of Bath, criminal justice & men's subordination to women – purple motes
The "wo that is in marriage," of which the Wife of Bath purposes to speak, comes about mainly because of a woman's desire for "maistrye," or complete control.
Description:My lady and my love, my dear wife too, I place myself in your wise governance; Choose for yourself whichever's the most pleasant, Most honourable to you, and me also. The purpose in this facade may be to disguise the point of equality in relationships or to show that the wife believes that the only way for the happy medium to be achieved is to have the pendulum swing the other way for a while. The sinful 'desire' for sex is not found in a woman, but in a man. And when I saw he would never cease Reading on this cursed book all night, All suddenly have I plucked three leaves Out of his book, right as he read, and also I with my fist so hit him on the cheek That in our fire he fell down backwards. They were delegated authority to decide whether the knight would be executed. Her tale also revolves around the marriage. Therefore, it was seen as a woman's nature to desire for sex voraciously.
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