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Sovereignity and maistrie in the Wife
of Bath
- Control of money and property
- L. 310 It is mine good as well as thyn!
- In the 14th century a woman's property automatically became her husbands
- The Wife objects to her husbands control
- In the 14th century a woman's property automatically became her husbands
- L. 310 It is mine good as well as thyn!
- Control of the body
- l.153 paye his dette
- The implies that the husbands owe her sex
- The implies that the husbands owe her sex
- l408 would do hem no plesaunce... til he had maad his rauson
- 'might selle my belle chose'
- l.153 paye his dette
- Issues concerning constraint and licence
- L.358 Argus with his hundred yen... he shal nat kepe me'
- L.318 you should seye: Wyf, go wher thee liste
- L.358 Argus with his hundred yen... he shal nat kepe me'
- Use of deception
- L.400 I swoor that al my walkinge out by nighte
- No man han swere and lyen... as a womman kan
- L.400 I swoor that al my walkinge out by nighte
- Dispute and resolution
- L.813 he yaf me al the bridel in myn hond
- L.813 he yaf me al the bridel in myn hond
- In the tale
- The Knights task
- To desire what WOMEN most desire
- To desire what WOMEN most desire
- The Knight has to give up his freedom
- For a year and a day
- For a year and a day
- Old women gives him an answer
- But he has to SUBMIT to her
- Has to give her himself
- He concedes to the mastery
- Gives her the choice to be faithful or not
- Gives her the choice to be faithful or not
- Has to give her himself
- But he has to SUBMIT to her
- The Knights task
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