Although the "The Wife of Bath's Tale" and "Federigo's Falcon" have differing overall themes and storylines, the central idea that love come with sacrifice is explored in both frame stories. Whether it be through the giving up of control to your significant other as in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" or through giving up your only important procession as in Federigo’s Falcon. Chaucer emplores equality in marriage within the story "The Wife of Bath's Tale" while in "Federigo's Falcon" the idea of sacrificing everything for the one you love is explained.
The Knight in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" sees a girl in the beginning and immediately takes advantage of her because it's what he wanted. His punishment for this crime is to find,”the thing that women …show more content…
The Knight finally learns his lesson when his old wife gives him an ultimatum, he decides,”I leave the matter to your wise decision. You make the choice for yourself” (Chaucer 149). Allowing his wife to make the decision for herself gives the marriage equality which in turn binds the lesson that just saved the Knight’s life. In "Federigo's Falcon" the theme is love encourages giving and sacrifices. Federigo goes around spending large amount of money so “spending far more than he could afford...Federigo lose his entire fortune” (Boccaccio 161). Federigo’s deep love for Monna encourages his sacrifice of wealth to give her everything she could ever want. Both Stories share the overall message in that love comes with sacrifices. The Knight learns in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" he cannot always be the sole decision in the marriage and Federigo comes to the conclusion he must give up everything to please the one he loves. Although Federigo goes to an extreme this point is well emphasized. "The Wife of Bath's Tale" focuses more on the idea of both parties being equal in a marriage while "Federigo's Falcon" is mainly just based on the main character, Federigo, giving up his most valuable possessions for a woman he
The Knight in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" sees a girl in the beginning and immediately takes advantage of her because it's what he wanted. His punishment for this crime is to find,”the thing that women …show more content…
The Knight finally learns his lesson when his old wife gives him an ultimatum, he decides,”I leave the matter to your wise decision. You make the choice for yourself” (Chaucer 149). Allowing his wife to make the decision for herself gives the marriage equality which in turn binds the lesson that just saved the Knight’s life. In "Federigo's Falcon" the theme is love encourages giving and sacrifices. Federigo goes around spending large amount of money so “spending far more than he could afford...Federigo lose his entire fortune” (Boccaccio 161). Federigo’s deep love for Monna encourages his sacrifice of wealth to give her everything she could ever want. Both Stories share the overall message in that love comes with sacrifices. The Knight learns in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" he cannot always be the sole decision in the marriage and Federigo comes to the conclusion he must give up everything to please the one he loves. Although Federigo goes to an extreme this point is well emphasized. "The Wife of Bath's Tale" focuses more on the idea of both parties being equal in a marriage while "Federigo's Falcon" is mainly just based on the main character, Federigo, giving up his most valuable possessions for a woman he