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Wife Of Bath Marriage Analysis

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I can make an inference that the Wife of Bath has had many partners in marriage. This can give you the impression that she is knowledgable in relationships and marriage specifically. Textual evidence that supports this inference is: "I have had five husbands at the church door--"; which is a translation from old english. This means the tale she will tell will come from an experienced wife, who knows much about men from her experience. However, I can also infer that her view of marriage might be different from others in this society. I can support this with the lines "Lo, the wise king, dan Soloman; I believe he had more wives than one." She is trying to use a holy figure to support that her wedding more than one man is holy, and that she is
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