The Wife (Canterbury Tales)

The clerk tells his tale as a rebuttal to the "Wife of Bath's" story, each tale has an opposing view about which sex is more dominant than another. The woman of Bath is a woman that speaks her mind without being afraid of her image, which was very uncommon during this time. She is very knowledgeable about history and real life experiences. She uses the tale of "Metellius, that filthy lout"(270), and religious aspects to …

…women to suffer like she did. "Allow no such humility to nail your tongues"(355), he believes that they should speak out against those that treat them with little respect. The woman of Bath went into so much depth about her beliefs that it caused the clerk to stir up some mischief by telling a story opposite to her feministic views. However before concluding his tale he gives an envoy to restore his nobility to women.