Wife Of Bath Archetype

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The archetype of the Wife of Bath is distinct to the woman of her century, which can suggets that she might be compared to a figure as Simone de Beauvoir. What I found interesting and surprising in this tale is that Chaucer speaks for women, tell us what they want and who they are. It might have been a difficult exercise for him since during the medieval time society was based on the patriarch, men hada ll rights and woman were seen only as a figure and were not allowed to play an important role in the society. Compared to the woman of her century, The Wife of Bath has transgressed limitations associated with medieval social hierarchy. In a certain way the wife of Bath created her own rules. As men, she married several times, she had lovers