The Canterbury Tales Essay : The Wife of Bath's Tale

There is an old saying that men come from Mars and women come from Venus. Venus, in the Roman religion and mythology was, known as the Goddess of vegetation. She later became, known in the Greek religion and mythology, as the goddess of fertility, love, and beauty. One could describe Venus as indicative of a woman. Mars, in the Roman religion and its mythology, was known as the God of war. In the Greek religion …

…man's 'will' not to have conflict the wife wins sovereignty over her husband and the governance of the household. The classic conflict noted in The Canterbury Tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer, is still present in today's society however now a days it is know as equality within marriage, but to this day people have not realized that there can be no equality there must be someone in control to make decisions and get things done.