The Wife of Bath's view of love was more of lust and pleasure than romance. Rather than the typical romance story of falling in love with and marrying one, The Wife of Bath went on to court five men. Also, she claims to "love the fifth husband the best", though this is also the one who was physically violent with her. If this relationship was the closest one to her version of romance, it was very twisted. Though she looked past his violent tendencies and focused on the romance between them, or possibly the lack of. She claimed he knew when to give and withhold affection, which is what attracted her. This is very different from the romantic love stories developing at this time. These romance stories were closer the prince and the princess rather than the Wife of Bath and her many men.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
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All of these nations had something in common at this time. Most marriages or courtships, at the aristocratic status, were usually arranged or fixed or basically forced. For the people in this time period, real life relationships weren't necessarily about love or romance, but rather family status or duty. In order to escape this reality, it was easier to focus on the dream of romance. The unattainable at the time action of marrying or courting someone because of want and attraction. The people at this time in Europe, China, India, and Japan became attracted the story telling of chosen romance rather than the forced romances in which they lived.
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I agree with your post. Wikipedia is probably the most used tool by college students (or students in general)trying to complete any given assignment. As hopefully every student knows, Wikipedia can sometimes be misleading because of the nature of its program that allows any person to make changes on it, but for the most part the information found on Wikipedia can be taken with some credibility.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your post as well. Even though most professors prefer that we do not use Wikipedia the fact that Mr. Hamon lets us it is cool. It can be very resourceful and informative.
ReplyDeleteWe have formed the same opinion, when it come to the Wife of Bath. Her love story would not compare to the movie "The Notebook." She loved him for the control she had over him, not because the feelings were intimate. I am thankful to be free to choose love and not have it forced on me like in some cultures.
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