More often than not, the Wife of Bath and other characters in her tale were dependent on men and did all they could to keep one by their side. Whether the Wife of Bath actually loved them or not, she always wanted to have a husband to “take control of”. In reality, the men were taking care of her, and she would be nothing without their love and monetary support. The whole premise of the Wife of Bath would be completely overturned if she did not have men in her
More often than not, the Wife of Bath and other characters in her tale were dependent on men and did all they could to keep one by their side. Whether the Wife of Bath actually loved them or not, she always wanted to have a husband to “take control of”. In reality, the men were taking care of her, and she would be nothing without their love and monetary support. The whole premise of the Wife of Bath would be completely overturned if she did not have men in her