The Wife of Bath Prologue and Tale

The fifth husband’s name was…

The Wife has married five husbands at the time of the story and all have died.

At what age did the Wife of Bath first get married?

The Wife of Bath married her first two husbands for money and the last three for love.

What is the Wife of Bath’s real name?

When the knight asks people for an answer to the queen’s question, they all refuse to answer.

The knight agrees that he would prefer an old faithful wife over a young and disloyal one.

The Queen saves the knight’s life in his trial.

How long did the knight have to bring the answer to the queen?

One person the knight asks says that women should be flattered.

The Wife of Bath believes that women should have absolute control over their marriage.

At the beginning of the Tale, the friars take the place of which creatures?

The Wife of Bath is deaf in one ear after a fight with one of her former husbands.

The knight thinks that the old woman is too old and low-class to marry.

What was the Wife of Bath’s opinion on marriages?

What type of story is the Wife of Bath’s Tale?

The Wife’s fifth husband was eventually happy to give the Wife control over their marriage.

How does the Wife of Bath defend her claims in the Prologue on marriage?

What is the Wife’s most noticeable gift?

In the Prologue to the Wife of Bath’s Tale, the Wife of Bath mainly talks about…?