wife of baths tale
Bianchini 1 Marisha Bianchini Literature 211 CRN 37282 Professor Griffin 02nd November 2002 Revised Paper "The Wife of Baths Tale" "The Wife of Baths Tale" written by Geoffrey Chaucer centers around feminine issues, posing the question "What do women want most? ... The Wife of Baths Tale informs us of the transformation of an old hag into a beautiful maid. ... The moral of the tale of the loathsome hag is that true beauty lies within. The Wife of Bath arrives at such a conclusion only incidentally. ... The old hag might be intended to represent the Wife of Bath herself, or at least that is how she portrays herself to others. Though the hag appears to be aged, she is capable of displaying all of the inner beauty of her youth if the right man comes along, just as the Wife did with her fifth and favorite husband, the youthful Jankyn. ... Bianchini 2 If we agree with what has been said, we may see "The Wife of Bath" as an idealistic character who believe that bad men can change.