When all is said in done, this female character generalization is intended to be seen as a satire of sorts since she typifies various negative female attributes including ineptitude and pomposity; trickiness, and lustfulness. In spite of the fact that she is striking back at men it is not for any more profound reason other than individual benefit. It gives the idea that in this area of the introduction to the Wife of Bath's story, Chaucer wanted his readers to chuckle at this character instead of appreciate her for her proto-women's activist positions on life and
