Wife of Bath flash cards

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WOB-A04 Religion	England was a Catholic Country. People went on Pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Canterbury or France, to socialise, gather contacts and reach spirituality.
When was the Canterbury tales written?	1348-1400
WOB-A04 Feudal System	Image: 427034_orig-feudal (image/jpg)
A04-WOB Marriage	Women were expected to obey their husbands. Women were married fom the young age of seven. Women would have to depend in men brother, father husband due to society being patriarchal. Husbands were paid a dowry to wed the woman, this is a striking contrast from society today as women and men can have a prenuptial agreement before marriage.
A04-WOBPortrayal of women	In the 1400s Women were seen as emasculating, promiscuous and the root of all evil.
A02-Theme Marriage.	'Housbondes at chirche dore she hadde fire, Withouten oother compaigne in youthe'- 'fire housboundes', 'oother compagnee' would make a man feel intimidated with her expierence in sex and love- thus giving her male dominance and power
A02-Theme Women are vindictive	'kan ther no man swere and lyen as a womman kan' 'swere and lyen'- women can easily persuade- she is presented to be tactil.
A03-WOB Critic Brodie argues women and sex.	'The use of sex and marriage is necessary because they are the only methods available to women in such an oppressive time' time period-1348-1400
WOB-A04 Books	Most popular book- Bible, histories of britain and anti feminst texts. Most books written in Latin- language of the church- shows Church had alot of power.Books were very expensive- showed wealth and intelligence.
A02-WOB Male intelligence	'He redde it with ful good devocioun'
A02- WOB Marriage	The Prologue begins with 'Tospeke of the wo that is in marriage' this line highlights the theme of power within marriage. 'In Wyfhood i wol use myn instrument' 'instrument'-vagina, 'wol' and 'myn' strong assertive language using personal pronouns-conflicts against the view of the church that men and women should be equal in marriage.
A02 WOB Theme-Battle of the Sexes.Men dominant through language.	Alliteration 'sorwefully he siketh' and 'wendeth forth his wey' he uses alliteration to describe the knights actions 'wendeth' and 'siketh' to emphasise the image of men over powering women using a language technique.
A02-WOB Battle of the sexes- Female dominance	Allison-main character, has her own prologue dominates the tale with strong narrative voice. Male characters interrupt her story 'For wel i woot thy pacienceis gon'-interuptions are used to make the text realistic her response 'If i have licence of this worthy Frere'- shows her dominance as a woman-refuses to stop the pace of her telling the story
A03-Critic Wilkinson- Character of Alison	Wilkinson invisions Alison as an 'early robust feminist character'.
Contrast between Alison in the prologue and the Hag in the tale.	she allows the knight to choose what she looks like 'Now clese yourselven, whether that yow liketh'-conforms to his request and can be seen as obedient and submissive. thus contradicting her previsous statements about women overpowing men
A02 WOB interpretation of marriage	The bond within marriage is similar in WOB to a predator-prey relationship. Alison is presented to be the predator
A02-Battle between the sexes-knowledge	'I rente out of his book a leef'- she sees the book as a threat and a way for Jankin to dominate her with superior knowledge. 'soddenly thre leves have i plight'- repeated images of torn books symbolic for the pursuit of gender equality.
A02 WOB-Animal/violent imgaery	'stirte as dooth a wood leoun' 'smoots her on the heed' 'O hastow slain me, false theef?' 'hitte him on the cheek'
A02 WOB Alison dominance over Jankin	'he yaf me al the bridel in myn hond' 'I have the power duringe al my lyfe upon his propre body and noght he' 'propre body' illustrates her need to control her husbands sexual libido and body
A04 WOB Claire Newman Alison entertaining	Claire Newman argues 'The wife's entertainment factor is perhaps achieved by her inconsistent style of language'.
A02 WOB sexuality quotes	'How pitiously a night i made hem swinke!'-blunt and vulgar, audience would find entertaining. 'What sholde i taken keep hem for to plese/But it were for my profit and myn ese?' she sees marriage as profit for money, land and expensive clothing not for love.
A02 WOB misunderstanding biblical texts	Draws that holy men have numorous wives 'Salomon; i have trope he hadde wives mo than oon' he had 700 wives-WOB decides to omit the part that his wives drove him away from God. 'The Apostel tolde it unto me, And bad oure housbondes for to love us weel' she ignores the fact that women should love men in return.
A04 WOB clergymen	The technique of subverting texts to support an arguement was commonly used by the clergy when preaching sermons and would therefore be a familiar device for a medieval audience.
A03 WOB D.W. Robertson	The wife is 'hopelessly carnal and literal' in her understanding of the scriptures offering a missguided interpretation which the audience could laugh at.
A03 WOB Critic Aers	The critic Aers argues that Chaucer is 'satirizing the system which would have forced young women to trade sex for economic security with old husbands.
A03 WOB Helen Barr-antifeminist	Helen Barr argues 'She raises the point that texts are written by men, but in writing her prologue 'condemns not the opposite sex, but her own'
A03 WOB Helen Barr	'Her misunderstandings show her 'female ignorance' though. She attempts to talk with female experience but uses a male voice of authority as she quotes all male texts'
A03 WOB Dr Williams	Dr Williams says 'she struggles to argues with him using words and uses violence instead, is this because she uses rhetoric and therefore can not win against logic?'
Define Rhetoric	Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
WOB-A04 Bible's view on Pride	James: 'God opposses the proud but shows favor to the humble' 'Pride goeth before destruction'
A02 WOB Virginity	'I nyl envye no virginitee' 'Lat hem be breed of pured whete seed' 'Lat us wyves hoten barly breed'
A02 WOB Rape	'By verray force, he rafte hire maydenhed'
A03 WOB Hansen	Hansen argues 'the wife remains man's creation and that Chaucer's tactics to contradict reinforce all the stereotypical medieval ideas about women as cruel, emotional and sexually voracious'
A03 WOB Wynee Davis	Wynee Davis 'sees Alison as a comic figuire manipulated by the author'
A02 WOB Pilgrimages	'And thries hadde she been at Jerusalem'
A02 WOB appearance and clothing	'Gat- tothed was she'-presents her as a comedy figure/ one who indulges in pleasure. 'Hir hosen weren of fyn scarlet reed'
A02 WOB Theme Pride	'I dorste swere they weyeden ten pound'- describes her headers, hugely built to express her pride in clothing/appearance 'She koudel muchel of wandrynge by the weye'- arrogance she can do what she likes 'Stilborn i was a leonesse'-stubborn
A03 WOB James Winney	James Winney argues from misunderstanding biblical texts 'she has overthrown the prohibitive morality of the medieval church and supplanted her own pragmatic doctrine on the ruins'
A03 WOB Helen Barr 2	Helen Barr claims WOB is a 'notorious figure' however her 'female assertiveness, economic status and role in society shows that despite her dominance she is not treated by the narrator of the prologue on an equal footing to men'
A04 WOB What was medieval societies attitude toward sex?	Sex was only for procreation. Sexual pleasure was net permissible, pleasure could be limited by the couple not being naked and the wearing of hair shirts.
A03 WOB a quote from Chaucer	'What is better than wisdom- women. What is better rather than a good woman? nothing.

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