The Wife of Bath and the Battle of the Sexes Essay -- The Canterbury T

How far do you agree that in the battle of the sexes it is the married woman of Bath who has the most effictive weapons and armour? The Wife sees the relationship between work force and women as a battle in which it is crucial to gain the velocity hand, Oon of us two must bowen, douteless Her armour was indeed necessary, as in Medieval England, women definitley were second class citizens who were viewed as goods and chattels, with no financial independence. They were much beaten, and it is clearly in the Wifes nature to protect herself. She uses weapons like her sexuality and her early days to make her husbands suffer, so much so that they feel impotent. How pitously a-night I make sew swinke This weapon was highly effective with first three husbands who she managed to dominate, I hadde hem hoolly in myn hond and they handed over lond and hir tresoor as she with held sex in straddle to get her own way with them. The Wife also used a weapon of deceit and she clearly comments th at women have this weapon from birth, Swere and lyen as a womman kan She tells her audience tha... ...nce is that she is once again in control as he yaf me al the bridel in myn hond To han the governance of ous and lond Although her marriage with her 5th husband is never decided and there is no winner because he dies whilst she is on a pilgrimmage, she has a good battle, and probably the most difficult of all her husbands. The overall prospect is of a Wife who has certainly fought the good fight. Not surprising as her astrological sign is Mars, implying strength in war. She is still confident and feel to welcome husband number 6.