The Canterbury Tales is one of Chaucer's most famous writing. He wrote this in Middle English. The characters in the story were to tell two stories when they were heading to Thomas A Becket’s shrine and when returning home. During this period, we are faced with various characters who represent a person or degree in society during Medieval Times. The Canterbury Tales in the Age of Chivalry shows how women are in power and control of their own lives by displaying how each character in the story used their power. In the tale the Wife of Bath, a character who is absolutely beautiful is shown. A lusty Knight was watching her while she showered. Knights were people who respected others in Medieval Times. Instead, this knight raped this
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He knocked at every house and searched in every place. As he rode home from searching everywhere, he saw a dance upon the leafy floor with twenty ladies or more. He asked them what is what is it that women wanted most but before he could approach them, dancers and dance vanished into sir. Though one old women who was crouched upon the green said “Sir knight, there’s no way in from here. Tell me what you are looking for my dear..” (147-148). The knight asked the same thing he had been asking every women. She said that she will give him the answer before night. They went to the court which was filled with young girls and widows too which had the grace of wisdom. The knight gave her the answer and every lady agreed that that was the correct one and his life was …show more content…
He showed the different types of degrees they had in society at the time and how that even though some were of a low degree in society, like the old lady, still managed to take control of a situation and how they used it to their own benefits. The queen on the other had already had power though she shows us how she uses it when she gave the lusty knight a chance to live. The beautiful young maiden whom the knight raped, was so beautiful that made this knight fall in temptation. Even though it was not for her own benefit, we can conclude saying that women in the Age of Chivalry used their beauty to manipulate men into doing what they pleased. Though this maiden did get raped, we know that now a days, woman will achieve what they want from men through their beauty, of course, if that is their only
He knocked at every house and searched in every place. As he rode home from searching everywhere, he saw a dance upon the leafy floor with twenty ladies or more. He asked them what is what is it that women wanted most but before he could approach them, dancers and dance vanished into sir. Though one old women who was crouched upon the green said “Sir knight, there’s no way in from here. Tell me what you are looking for my dear..” (147-148). The knight asked the same thing he had been asking every women. She said that she will give him the answer before night. They went to the court which was filled with young girls and widows too which had the grace of wisdom. The knight gave her the answer and every lady agreed that that was the correct one and his life was …show more content…
He showed the different types of degrees they had in society at the time and how that even though some were of a low degree in society, like the old lady, still managed to take control of a situation and how they used it to their own benefits. The queen on the other had already had power though she shows us how she uses it when she gave the lusty knight a chance to live. The beautiful young maiden whom the knight raped, was so beautiful that made this knight fall in temptation. Even though it was not for her own benefit, we can conclude saying that women in the Age of Chivalry used their beauty to manipulate men into doing what they pleased. Though this maiden did get raped, we know that now a days, woman will achieve what they want from men through their beauty, of course, if that is their only