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Wife of Bath Answer Sheet
(There are translations for those in need, but answer in English as best as possible!)
Part One, Day One: Anglo-Saxon History & The Prologue (lines 1-28)
1.
In Anglo-Saxon times how were the roles of men & women in society
different from the “traditional” roles you know of today from history? Name
at least two things that are different and HOW they are different
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En la
época anglosajona, ¿en qué se diferencian los roles de hombres y mujeres en la
sociedad de los roles “tradicionales” que se conocen hoy en la historia? Nombra
al menos dos cosas que son diferentes y CÓMO son diferentes.
Difference when
they grew up is that girls were centered to learn housekeeping skills while boys
learned the skills of their fathers. Although as time went by men and women had
different roles. Men are of course known as the leaders of the society.
2.
In the Prologue there is a verbal conflict between the Friar (a man of the
church) and a Summoner (a man that would capture criminals and bring
them to trial) about the Wife of Bath telling her story.
What can you tell
about roles in society based on the grouping of people there and how they
speak to each other?
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En el Prólogo hay un conflicto verbal entre el Fraile (un
hombre de la iglesia) y un Summoner (un hombre que capturaría a los
criminales y los llevaría a juicio) sobre la Esposa de Bath contando su historia.
¿Qué puede decir sobre los roles en la sociedad basados en la agrupación de
personas allí y cómo se hablan entre sí?
Part Two, Day Two: The Crime & The Punishment (lines 29-92)
1.
Summarize the Crime: What did the Knight do and how did society react?
Do you find this crime and reaction believable or odd or the time?
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Resumir
el crimen: ¿Que hizo el Caballero y cómo reaccionó la sociedad? ¿Encuentra
The knight committed the crime of rapping a maiden and it's very ironic because
everyone knows such a crime means off with your head. What is the king's reaction to
such an act? The King's reaction was angry and with such petitions to the King the
knight was condemned as dead.
2.
What are the King’s and Queen’s suggested punishments for the Knight?
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¿Cuáles son los castigos sugeridos por el Rey y la Reina para el Caballero?
His punishment for doing so is death; he is to have his head cut off. However, the
King agrees to hand him over to the Queen. The Queen tells the Knight that he
must come up with the answer to this question: What do women most desire? If
he can come up with the correct answer, the Queen will spare his life.
3.
What does this contradiction, about the punishment choice, demonstrate
about the Wife of Bath’s views on the relationship between men and
women?
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¿Qué demuestra esta contradicción, sobre la elección del castigo,
sobre los puntos de vista de la esposa de Bath sobre la relación entre hombres y
mujeres?
Part Three, Day Three: Looking for Answers (lines 93-196)
1.
Summarize: What is the Knight’s journey and what question is he looking
to answer?
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Resumir: ¿Cuál es el viaje del Caballero y qué pregunta busca
responder?
The knight who raped a young woman gets many answers when he
wanders around the countryside asking people what women most want.
2.
Fill in the chart with various answers he receives to compare:
/
Complete la
tabla con varias respuestas que reciba para comparar:
Some respond that women want material wealth.
Some people insist that beauty is a woman's greatest desire.
the knight hears that what women most want is flattery
Other people say that women most want freedom and autonomy to live life on their
own terms
3.
D
ue to the variety of answers, the Knight feels he will never find the right
one, but when he finds the Old Woman in the forest he trusts her and takes
her with him back to the castle… why do you think he does this?
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Debido a
la variedad de respuestas, el Caballero siente que nunca encontrará la correcta,
pero cuando encuentra a la Anciana en el bosque confía en ella y la lleva
consigo de regreso al castillo… ¿por qué crees que hace esto?
The woman tells the knight that he must pledge himself to her in return for her help, and
the knight, having no options left, gladly consents. She then guarantees that his life will
be saved.
4.
What is the narrator 's (The Wife of Bath’s) tone about the Knight’s struggle
to find an answer?
How can you tell?
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¿Cuál es el tono del narrador (La
esposa de Bath) sobre la lucha del Caballero por encontrar una respuesta?
¿Cómo puedes saberlo?
Part Four, Day Four: The Knight’s Return & The Old Woman’s Demand (Lines 197-
350)
1.
What is the answer the Knight gives to the Queen and is it correct?
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¿Cuál
es la respuesta que el Caballero le da a la Reina? ¿Es correcta?
The knight
relays the answer that the old woman gives him: all women desire sovereignty
over their husbands. Sovereignty is freedom from outside control. The women of
the court agree, and the knight earns his freedom.
2.
When the Old Woman makes her request for the Knight to keep his promise
of one wish for the answer that saved his life, what do she ask for AND
what is his initial reaction?
/
Cuando la Anciana le pide al Caballero que
cumpla su promesa de un deseo de la respuesta que le salvó la vida, ¿qué le
pide Y cuál es su reacción inicial?
She asked him to marry her. The knight kept
his work and married her, but he was miserable.
3.
On their honeymoon night the Old Woman is waiting for her new husband,
the Knight, to “come to bed” but he refuses.
Why? What issues does he
have with his new wife that repels him from her?
/
En su noche de luna de
miel, la Anciana espera que su nuevo marido, el Caballero, “venga a la cama”,
pero él se niega. ¿Por qué? ¿Qué problemas tiene con su nueva esposa que lo
alejan de ella?
Mainly because he didn't like her and that he said she was poor,
ugly, low status, and poor which is why he doesn't want to go to bed with her.
4.
How does Old Woman react to his treatment of her?
What argument does
she put forth to him about his behavior?
/
¿Cómo reacciona Old Woman ante
el trato que le dio? ¿Qué argumento le presenta ella sobre su comportamiento?
The old lady's instructive comments illustrate why she believes that the knight is no
gentleman. She repeats that noble deeds, rather than high birth, are signs of gentility,
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and that poverty is neither shameful nor bad.
Part Five, Day Five: The Old Woman’s Argument & The Knight’s Lesson Learned
(Lines 351- End)
1.
After arguing with the Knight about himself and his behavior, she defends
herself.
What does she say about poverty and age?
/
Después de discutir
con el Caballero sobre sí mismo y su comportamiento, ella se defiende. ¿Qué
dice ella sobre la pobreza y la edad?
The old woman argues that poverty is a
virtue. She supports her argument by saying that God chose a life of poverty, and
if God chose that life, how can man condemn it? She goes on to say that those
who accept poverty are rich.
2.
In the end she gives him two choices between what type of woman he
would like to be married to… what are they?
/
Al final, ella le da dos opciones
entre con qué tipo de mujer le gustaría estar casado… ¿Cuáles son?
A wife who
is true and loyal or a beautiful young woman, who may not be faithful.
3.
What does the Knight choose and what happens to the Old Woman after he
makes that choice
? /
¿Qué elige el Caballero y qué le sucede a la Anciana
después de que él toma esa decisión?
The Knight accepts the Old Woman's
offer, and the Old Woman reveals that she is truly a young wife that any knight
would be proud to have.
Post- Reading, Day Six: Paragraph Response
Separate Doc to be Assigned Later!
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¡D
ocumento separado que se asignará más
tarde!