"Chaucer's Opinion of The Wife of Bath"

"The Wife of Bath" Through information given by Chaucer that is implied and stated directly throughout the prologue of "The Canterbury Tales" Chaucer gives the impression that The Wife of Bath is a deviant woman. Chaucer states directly and implies his thoughts in the prologue relating to The Wife of Bath's physical appearance, her qualities, traits and other background information. Chaucer portrays the Wife of Bath as a deviant and rather ugly woman. The physical …

…characterizes The Wife of Bath as deviant, rather ugly, and a woman with knowledge of love and pilgrimages. The kind of tales The Wife of Bath might choose to tell could possibly be ones of love, and heartbreak. Dealing with betrayal and lust possibly a reason for her having five husbands. She might also tell tales of her past pilgrimages to Rome, Jerusalem, and St. James of Compostella. Dealing with her strange sites and experiences.