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Quote : " You say, some men desire us for our gold, some for our shape, and some for fairness told. Thus all goes to the devil in your tale"

Analysis:
So many woman in older time periods were looked down upon, and most were viewed merely as objects to men. In The Wife of Bath's Prologue by Geoffrey Chaucer, it gets pointed out how she jumps from man to man, and simply doesn't care, she is even proud of it. She is in a way viewed as a "sinner" as it states " Thus all goes to the devil in your tale" (Chaucer 109), all of the men who have been with her and herself will go to hell. They use imagery of what she thinks of herself to show why she may has been viewed this way, Chaucer did not do this accidentally. When men such as Chaucer view a woman this way and write about it, it truly shows us woman in that century compared to now.

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Quote: "God bade us to Increase and Multiply" She takes this quote from the Bible wrong and people of this time took strong pride when it comes to the bible. They hung anyone who went against it. She twist and turns what the Bible said. She makes procreation sound like its a good thing. In the time of Disease and plague this would be helpful to keep population up and thriving so the human population don't die off. She Twist the Bible in ways that suit her and her nasty ways. As soon as one husband dies she marries the next.

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Quote: "But well I know and say, and do not lie, God bade us to increase and multiply; that worthy text can I well understand."
(pg. 103)
Analysis: Out of all of the things stated in the Bible the Wife of Bath finds this text "worthy." She claims that it is okay for us to have sex because God tells us to do so. For example, when it says "God bade us to increase and multiply," he is instructing us to go forward and produce an increasing number of children. Bade means to command, order, or direct; multiply can also be deferred to as breeding.

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Quote: "You say, some men desire us for our gold, Some for our shape and some for fairness told; and some, that she can either sing or dance, and some for courtesy and dalliance; some for her hands and for her arms so small," said by the Wife of Bath on page 109 in Geoffrey Chaucer's poem.
Analysis: In this quote, the Wife of Bath was expressing her feelings by explaining how men want women for many different reasons regarding being good or bad. She almost wants the readers to feel bad for her and being unsuccessful in her marriages, although she exclaims that she uses them to make her feel happy. This quote adds to the tone and setting by giving insight of her personal feelings.

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Quote on pg 114- "For if I would go peddle my belle chose, I could walk as fresh as a rose; But I will keep it for your own sweet tooth."
Analysis: This quote by Geoffrey Chaucer gives great details about Alison, the Wife of Bath. It characterizes her by using "naughty" language. This lets us know Alison was into romance. The imagery of being as fresh as a rose could tell us she is elegant and loves being admired. Alison states she will keep it for her husbands own "sweet tooth", which makes us assume she is loyal. Based off what we have read, can we really say she is? I believe she is not. The Wife of Bath also seems to be one who is very confident in herself and does not care what men, or others think of her. I wonder if she seems this elegant and romantic throughout the rest of the tale?

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Quote: "In wifehood I will use my instrument as freely as my maker has it sent."

Analysis: In this quote said by the wife of Bath, on page 106 of the Wife of Bath prologue in The Canterbury Tales, it is made very obvious to the reader what type of person the Wife of bath really is. It is evident that she is not a very godly woman, and that she is willing to get with any guy that shows interest in her. Throughout the prologue she justifies all of her inappropriate actions, and just like expressed in the quote, it doesn't seem like she plans on changing her ways any time soon. This quote creates a mood that helps us, as the reader, to see that The Wife of Bath is a woman who is careless, and set in her ways. To close, the wife of bath tends to justify inappropriate sexual behaviors, and multiple marriages, and we can conclude that she is like this because she takes place in these types of behaviors.

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Quote: Prologue pg:110
"You say that it displeases me unless you praise and flatter my beauty, and save you gaze  upon my face and call me "lovely lady" every place."

Analysis:
This quote is said by Ali, on page 110, in The Wife of Bath Prologue. This quote makes the tone of the prologue change because she starts to open up more about her feminism and we also learn more about Ali's personality, thoughts, and views. What this quote is saying is, that the husband thinks that the only way to flatter his wife is if he praises her on her beauty and nothing else. That is shown when she says "save you gaze  upon my face and call me "lovely lady" every place." Another thing this quote is saying that he is only attracted to her when she is at her prettiest. This is also shown when she says "You say that it displeases me unless you praise and flatter my beauty." Lastly, this quote is saying that the wife may care too much about how she looks. In all this is mainly saying that her husband only cares about her looks rather than her personality.

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Quote: "The apostle says that I am free to wed, in God's name, where it pleases me. He says that to be wedded is no sin; Better to marry than to burn within." Wife of Bath Prologue page 104.

Analysis: I believe that Chaucer is trying to say that Alison thinks the Bible says it's okay to be married more than once. For example, the line that says "He says to be wedded is no sin; Better to marry than to burn within.", makes it clear that Alison wants to get married again and is trying to tell people it's okay. The tone is set as such that if she believes getting married more than once is okay, then everyone should be okay with it. She is proud of what she is capable of, and all of the men she can attract. (CH) Alison does not care about anything or what anyone thinks about the way she acts.

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Quote: "You say some men desire us for our gold , some for our shape and some fairness told; and some that she can either sing or dance , and some for courtesy and dalliance.(pg.109)
Analysis:
From what is quoted above from page 109 in "The Wife of Bath" we learn a little about romantic value from that time frame. According to women, men see certain values in them , and in all different aspects. It is stated "some(men) desire us for our gold"."Gold" can mean wealth , but it can also mean something more perverted judging on the path this tale is taking on romance and marriage. Women are an important roll in romance and life during the time frame this tale was written, and their values were something men were deeply into.

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"And some, that she can either sing or dance, And some for courtesy and dalliance; Some for her hands and for her arms so small; Thus all goes to the devil in your tale." pg.109
Analysis...
In this quote from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales I believe she is saying that men don't like just a certain type of women. Some men like women for their shape and some men like women who are trustworthy and don't lie to them. And some men like how courteous women are. Others like women for their casual or sexual relations with them or others.

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Quote: "Welcome the sixth whenever come he shall. Forsooth, I'll not keep chaste for good and all; when my good husband from the world is gone, some Christian man shall marry me anon; For then, the apostle says that I am free to wed, in God's name, where it pleases me" (pg.104, The Wife of Bath's Prologue)
Analysis: This quote said by Ali in the Wife of Bath's Prologue on page 104 gives the reader a better understanding of what she thinks of marriage. This quote shows that Ali thinks she should marry whoever she wants until something happens to him so she can move onto the next person. She thinks God is okay with her having many husbands which is one of the reasons why she doe it. She is the type of person who does whatever she wants as long as it pleases her.

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Quote: "My fourth husband, he was a reveller, That is to say, he kept a paramour, and young and full of passion when was I, stubborn and strong and jolly as a pie." pg 114
Analysis:
In the quote, written by Chaucer, on page 114 from "The Wife of Bath's Prologue", I think the author is trying to say that The Wife of Bath is aware of what her husband is doing, but she doesn't care. For example, in the line that says, "and young and full of passion then was I, stubborn and strong and jolly as a pie", it is clear that she is just moving on and going to find someone else. (CH) This goes to show that Alisoun is not a very faithful person and will just move on like nothing ever happened. (M) Based on her saying she is "jolly as a pie", this sets the mood that she is a careless person. She doesn't mind what is happening, because she is just going to do the same thing and cheat on her fourth husband.

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Quote: "It's always he that's nigh that makes the absent lover seem a sloth. For now, though Absalom be wildly wroth, because he is so far out of her sight this handy Nicholas stands in his light." Pg. 91

In this quote written by Chaucer on page 91 from, "The Millers Tale," Alison sees right past Absalom and only sees Nicholas. Throughout the tale, Absalom tries so hard to get Alison even though she is married. This can relate to modern times because, often people look past the good or nicest people and try to find someone rich or attractive instead of a truly good person. When Chaucer said, "Absalom be wildly wroth, because he is so far out of her sight." This shows Alison's character, as she doesn't really care about her husband or how he would feel id he knew she was cheating, also how Absalom wasn't even in her sights. It was a different man all together that she wanted. The carpenter is old, so I think that Alison is trying to find someone younger to fulfill her needs, because her husband isn't. All in all, Alison doesn't care about anyone's feelings, and just wants to feel loved by anyone.

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"To wed, in God's name, where it pleases me. He says that to be wedded is no sin; Better to marry than burn within," said by Wife of Bath on page 104 of Geoffrey Chaucer's poem Canterbury Tales
Analysis:
(CH) Geoffrey Chaucer uses this quote to indirectly characterize the Wife of Bath. This quote is her personal thoughts, sharing that she has had many husbands. Even though she has had many husbands this quote is trying to show you that she doesn't think lowly of herself and that you shouldn't either. (P) With this quote being at the start of the prologue I can only assume that the Wife of Bath will speak of how she was married five times. (L) She uses God as a scapegoat, "He says to be wedded is no sin," this shows the readers that she is using text evidence to support herself. (C) In the days Chaucer wrote these poems women were valued differently. They were help with little to no respect. (R) This quote is showing you how women before us had to fight to be viewed in a more neutral light. The mood seems to be defensive as the Wife of Bath proves she is not a sinner.

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Quote: "The apostle says that I am free... to wed, in God's name, where it pleases me. -The Wife of Bath's prologue pg. 104

Analysis:
In this quote, told by the Wife of Baths on page 104 of the Wife of Bath's prologue exclaims how the Wife of Baths twists the apostle to her pleasure of wedding as many men as she wants. In my point of view his makes the Wife of Baths a selfish person for twisting the apostle for own wants because she should be trying to please God, not herself. I think that these selfish acts will catch up with her in her future marriages.

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Quote on page 104: "The first night he had a many a merry fit
With each of them, so much he was alive! Praise be to God that I have wedded five!"
This quote from The Wife of Bath, found in The Canturbury Tales, shows The Wife of Bath's true character. During this period of history women did not have many rights and were expected to act a certain way. The Wife of Bath, however, does not act as a woman "should" during this period. The quote "With each of them, so much he was alive! Praise be to God that I have wedded five!" shows that The Wife of Bath enjoys sleeping with men as long as she is married to them. She confesses this with excitement almost as if she is proud of this fact. From this quote one may assume The Wife of Bath is not like the way most women acted during this time period, and that she does not care how people view her.

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Quote- Pg. 105 "Virginity is great perfection".
Analysis:
In this quote stated above found on page 105, the wife of bath is stating  that losing your virginity is a good thing and that you do not need it to be happy. It is a good thing to have your virginity but she thinks it is even better if you lose it at any age or anytime. She is also stating that she is happy she has had all her husbands to do things with. She is telling everyone that the Bible basically is stating that you should lose it and that no one will judge you if you still have it. In which she is stating you should lose your virginity and it is a good thing that you do so if you haven'tt already.

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The Tale of the Wife of Bath
Quote:  "But well I know and say, and do not lie, God bade us to increase and multiply; That worthy text can I well understand."
Analysis: In the quote above, found on page 103, the Wife of Bath uses Genesis 1:28 as an argument that having sex is a good action, no matter what the condition (married or not). In Genesis, it claims that God told to Adam and Eve to multiply and increase the Earth's population, which is an action that requires sex. She claims that it is impossible to obey this commandment without partaking in sex. She is trying to make it seem like her sexual behaviors are supported by the words of the Bible and the ideas behind it.