Feminist Analysis of the Prologue and Tale of the Wife of Bath Inspired by Elaine Tuttle Hansens Of his love daungerous to me Liberation Subversion and Domestic Violence in the Wife of Baths Prologue and Tale ID: 734212
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Entering the Conversation: A Feminist Analysis of the Prologue and Tale of the Wife of Bath
Inspired by Elaine Tuttle Hansen’s “’Of his love
daungerous
to me’: Liberation, Subversion, and Domestic Violence in the Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale”Slide2
Introductory Question3-minute Quickwrite
Based on how he presents her in both her prologue and tale, does Chaucer appear to intend for his audience (of predominantly men) to deplore the Wife of Bath’s behavior or find it amusing?Slide3
Process for Each StatementFor each statement presented, you and your group will have three (3) minutes to:
Devise a response to the statement affirming or negating it.
Provide evidence for your support or refutation of the statement.
Prepare to discuss and evaluate these statements as a class.Slide4
Statement #1The Wife of Bath presents an authentic, psychologically believable female voice.Slide5
Statement #2The Wife of Bath is a liberated woman.Slide6
Statement #3The Wife of Bath ultimately endorses misogynistic views of women.Slide7
Statement #4The Prologue and Tale normalizes or at least makes somewhat acceptable violence (physical or otherwise) against women.Slide8
Statement #5The Prologue and Tale truly reveal that what women want is power and control.Slide9
Let’s return to that initial question…Based on how he presents her in both her prologue and tale, does Chaucer appear to intend for his audience (of predominantly men) to deplore the Wife of Bath’s behavior or find it amusing?Slide10
Wife of Bath final discussion questions
General Prologue and Wife of Bath’s Prologue
Consider
the metaphors of the cups and the bread (in the prologue). How does she use these metaphors to justify her behavior?
How does the
Wife’s
view of love (as presented in the prologue) contrast with the courtly love with which we are familiar
?
Tale
How do the romantic elements in this Breton lay contrast with what we’re accustomed to seeing in a medieval romance?
How is this tale also an exemplum?
How are women portrayed in contrast to men, both in the prologue and the tale?
How
is the tale itself related to the prologue which precedes it? Slide11
The PardonerThe Pardoner’s Prologue
How does Chaucer portray the Pardoner?
What societal critique does this reveal?
The Pardoner’s Tale
What is the genre? How do you know?
What does the tale reveal about society?
How does the prologue affect our view of the tale itself?Slide12
Create this chart
Section
Genre(s)
Elements
of satire
Critique of society/religion
Important Lines
General
Prologue
Wife of Bath’s Prologue
Wife of Bath’s Tale
Pardoner’s Prologue
Pardoner’s Tale