The Canterbury Tales

Wife of bath

1. Why do you think Chaucer chose power as a theme?

2. Find a sentence and line # where the theme power is used

3. A summary of that sentence found in question #2

4. Is it implicit theme or explicit theme

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Why do you think Chaucer chose power as a theme?

The Wife of Bath's Prologue portrays most of the "wo in mariage" as a result of power struggles within the relationship. Power is used to gain property. Sexual power a part of what the Wife of Bath uses for her gain.

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