The Canterbury Tales

How is the prologue to the Wife of Bath's tale different from the tale itself

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The Wife's prologue is actually longer than the tale itself. THe prologue gives background information to give the reader context into what she is about to talk about. Her main theme is women like to exert control or "sovereignty" over their husbands. We actually find out how she used each of her five husbands before getting into the tale itself.