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Wife Of Bath: Do Women Have Power Over Men?

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One inference I can make about the Wife of Bath is that most characters in this tale would rather be lusted for than actually loved. We see this when the knight would rather have an unfaithful beautiful wife over a faithful not so pretty wife. This shows me that the knight would rather lust after the beautiful girl while he is in competition for her attention, which is not a healthy relationship. When the knight goes on his journey to find what women most desire for, he finds that the answer is that women want power over men. I believe that women wanted this so badly because their men were not faithful to them and they were always chasing after someone new. So if women had power over men this would not be an issue. With this being said I believe

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