) Using just the Wife of Bath as evidence, summarize what the role of women in m

) Using just the Wife of Bath as evidence, summarize what the role of women in medieval society seems to be. How do you know? Point to at least three lines from the text to support your point.
2) How is the Wife of Bath characterized in her tale? What words are used to describe her, and what do they suggest? What inferences are we supposed to make about the Wife of Bath? How do you know this? Point to exact words/lines of the text to defend your points. What ways is she described that you don’t know what they might mean, or that the details stand out to you?
3) By extension, how is female sexuality viewed in medieval society? How is it represented by the Wife of Bath? How might she be embellishing or telling her story to specifically surprise, delight, or entertain her audience? Are you surprised by the depiction of women’s sexuality in the tale? Is it more, or less, permissive than contemporary society?
4) What is the relationship between love and money in medieval society, if Wife of Bath is any indication? Use evidence from the text to support your point.