In the Canterbury tales The Wife of Bath Chaucer is presenting a women's view of the reality in the 14th century. The Wife of Bath's Tale is told by the character named Alison who explains the tricks of her trade and defends a life style that might be shocking if it were not presented with such energy and humor. The Wife of Bath's Tale is spoken by a woman of exceeding experience with husbands, with …
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…the sexual revolution of the sixties many people find it difficult and embarrassing to talk about the affairs of the body in the group of close people but in the group of strangers it is even less common. The Wife is sex-crazed, unscrupulous and destructive, love is something she might be looking for but never experienced. Chaucer that her quest is not over yet, because she is still looking for potential husband in her voyage.