an analysis of the character the wife of bath in the canterbury tales a novel by geoffrey chaucer In his descriptions of the pilgrims in the prologue, chaucer begins with a description of the most noble, the knight, and then includes those who have pretensions to the nobility, such as the squire, and those whose manner and behavior suggest some aspects of nobility, such as the prioress then he.
{"Image ImageDescription": "Illustration from Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale', from the Canterbury Tales. Geoffrey Chaucer, an English poet of the Middle Ages. Dated 15th century. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)"}