Questions for "The Wife of Bath's Tale"

Answer #1-4 NOW---no need to copy the question
Copy #5-7 and answer for HOMEWORK!

Answer NOW:--to hand in today
1. What do you think the punishment for rape should be?
2. Do you agree or disagree--a promise should never be broken. Why?
3. What is more important in a relationship--faithfulness or physical attraction--why?
4. What do women want most in a relationship? What about men-- what do women want most?

------Copy for HW:
5. Do the wealthy live above the law? Explain and give any examples you know of.
6. Does the social class a person comes from make a difference in their character? Explain.
7. What is the most important factor in a happy marriage?

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Questions that we answered during class:
1. What crime does the knight commit?
2. How is the knight’s life spared? What is the queen’s proposal and conditions?
3. Give 3 different replies the knight receives.
4. What does the narrator say women can never hold?
5. What is the offer the old lady makes to the knight? What does she assure him?
6. What is the answer the knight gives the queen?
7. How might a woman’s power over her lover differ from her power over her husband?
8. How must the knight pay his debt?
9. What is the resolution of this tale between the old woman and the knight?
10. What does the Wife of Bath ask for in life?