Complexities of the Wife of Bath
There are certain themes that the Wife of Bath wishes to emphasize throughout her story. ... It appears as though the Wife of Bath is using her tale as a sort of model to reemphasize the points that she tries to make through her very drawn-out prologue. ... One way that the tale seems compatible with the Wife of Bath’s prologue, is through the setting that is established at the beginning of the tale. ... These two things happen to be prominent features of the Wife of Bath’s lifestyle as well. ... The Wife of Bath and Janekin are a parallel to the old woman and the young knight in the sense that the Wife of Bath was 20 years older than Janekin.