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- 1 Why does the old woman launched into a speech against the knight?
- 2 What happens to the old woman in the Wife of Bath’s Tale?
- 3 What was the foul old woman’s condition for giving the knight the correct answer?
- 4 What happens in the end to the knight and the old woman?
- 5 What two choices did the old woman give the knight?
- 6 What answer does the old hag give the knight on condition that he marries her if its right?
Why does the old woman launched into a speech against the knight?
In lines 322-358, why does the old woman launch into a speech against the knight? What arguments does the old woman use to put the knight to shame? The old lady’s instructive comments illustrate why she believes that the knight is no gentleman.
What happens to the old woman in the Wife of Bath’s Tale?
In fact, after the loathly lady transforms into a beautiful young woman, she seems to lose some of her chutzpah, becoming a wife who’s obedient to her husband in everything.
What was the foul old woman’s condition for giving the knight the correct answer?
He tells the Queen, she agrees that answer is correct, and then the Old Woman reveals her condition. Her condition for giving him the answer is to agree to marry the Old Woman. On the wedding night, the Knight was not interested in consummating the marriage.
What does the old woman make the knight promise for giving him the answer?
English 12 – Canterbury Tales – The Wife of Bath’s Tale
| A | B |
|---|---|
| What does the Knight promise the woman if she gives him the answer to his question? | “I will grant you any favor you want” |
| What does every woman want most? | “A woman wants the self-same sovereignty over her husband as over her lover.” |
What is the theme of the Wife of Bath’s tale about the knight and the old lady?
The theme that is clearly displayed in “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is that women desire to have the same sovereignty over men that men have over them or, simply, to be equal to men and that when this lesson is manifested, the resulting union is a happy one.
What happens in the end to the knight and the old woman?
What happens at the end? The old woman becomes young and beautiful and they live happily ever after. The old woman decides the knight will never love her and leaves, and the knight meets the love of his life the next day.
What two choices did the old woman give the knight?
The old lady gives the Knight a choice: to have an old, but faithful, wife, or to have a drop-dead gorgeous woman, but to have her never to be faithful, before she tells him what the Queen wants to know.
What answer does the old hag give the knight on condition that he marries her if its right?
on what condition does the hag tell the knight the answer? he has to answer her request no matter what.
What does the old lady promise the knight in The Wife of Bath’s Tale?
The woman asks if she can be of help, and the knight explains his predicament and promises to reward her if she can help him. The woman tells the knight that he must pledge himself to her in return for her help, and the knight, having no options left, gladly consents. She then guarantees that his life will be saved.
Why does the knight in The Wife of Bath’s Tale accepts the old woman’s offer?
According to “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” why does the knight agree to marry the old woman? He believes she will turn into a young woman when he marries her. He thinks the queen will not have him killed if he is married. She promises him that she knows the secret to what all women want.