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Analogues to the Wife of Bath Courtney McGinnis. Analogue: Something that is analogous or similar to something else A comparison between two similar things.

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1 Analogues to the Wife of Bath Courtney McGinnis

2 Analogue: Something that is analogous or similar to something else A comparison between two similar things. In literature, a work which resembles another work either fully or in part.

3 Refresher on The Wife of Bath: Married five times Three good husbands, two bad Beaten by last husband Believes in marrying more than once and exploring sexual endeavours

4 The Wife of Bath as Le Vieille of Le Roman de la Rosa:  Similarities: Both married more than once Both professional at controlling marriage Both manipulative Both strongly convicted about sex and marriage Both beaten by their husbands  Influence on Chaucer : Uses lines from Le Vieille in Le Roman de la Rose Chaucer translated Le Roman de la Rose

5 The Wife of Bath as Alice de Perrers :  Who she was: King Edward III’s mistress Connected to Chaucer through John of Gaunt Was friends with Chaucer  How she relates to the Wife of Bath: Widowed executer to wealthy husband Similar names: Alice and Allisoun Similar husband’s names: Janyn and Jankyn


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