I think, the wife wanted to make a trial to the mediaeval church. She needed to reverse woman’s image which was established by the church. Women were described as evil, with no voice; they were considered as minors and were married just to give birth. The wife’s life was a demonstration of what she had against the traditional (l. 428-436). She was trying to give the position of weakness and powerless of women to men and the position of power, control, manipulation and domination to women. “And thus of oo thing I avaunte me: at ende I hadde the bet in eech degree, by sleighte or force, or by som manere thing, as by continuel murmur or grucching;” (l.
