Post 5

The Wife of Bath's view of romance, at least regarding her husbands, is very old fashion. Though some concepts are still relevant today, her overall attitude toward them is old fashioned. Her religious view of having her husband's bound to her is old fashioned. Today, marriage is seen more as a combining of the two persons, not necessarily the bounding of one to the other. She also explains that a smart woman will work for the love she has yet to earn. Though relevant to older times, this still comes into play today. Often, a woman will give extra effort to capture the attention from a guy in which she may have gone unnoticed. As for modern though, the Wife of Bath claims that a wise woman will cleverly deceive a man in order to escape trouble. This idea seems very modern, or has possibly simply been working for generations and generations. Most men always get caught in a lie, whereas women seem to have a special gift for avoiding controversy with high amounts of skill. Rarely will a woman become discovered in her web of lies. Her idea of only being married once is definitely of an older fashion. It is becoming increasingly more common to remarry, even more than once. We are even in an age where single parenting is larger than ever. As for modern, her willingness to offer forgiveness to the rapist is extremely modern in my opinion. Majority of women in that situation would have been more than thrilled to simply let his life be taken away. But she overcame and displayed true restraint. One certain view is extremely modern and probably will always be. She basically states that women, are any gender really, will crave whatever we cannot easily have. So really, many of her views on romance and human nature are still true today.