Posted by Audrey on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 1:39pm.
First of all, you must understand what the story is telling you. Here are some websites that may help:
http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/teachslf/wbt-par.htm
Scroll down for the "interlinear" translation -- that is, modern-day English between the lines of Chaucer's English.
http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/poetry/wifebath.htm
Scroll down to the sections on the Wife of Bath, both in the prologue and her tale.
http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/wife.htm
http://www.unc.edu/depts/chaucer/zatta/wife.html
Once you understand the story, let us know if you still don't know how to answer the questions.
=)
Here is the literary definition of "romance". You will see that the Wife of Bath's tale definitely fits.
The following sites will help you with her philosophy. Be sure to read the preamble to the tale.
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/canterbury/section10.rhtml
http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmCanterbury49.asp
Definiton of Romance
2. A mysterious or fascinating quality or appeal, as of something adventurous, heroic, or strangely beautiful: "These fine old guns often have a romance clinging to them" Richard Jeffries.
3.
a. A long medieval narrative in prose or verse that tells of the adventures and heroic exploits of chivalric heroes: an Arthurian romance.
b. A long fictitious tale of heroes and extraordinary or mysterious events, usually set in a distant time or place.
c. The class of literature constituted by such tales.
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