2.6 Test
What does rebuke mean?
to criticize
What is the setting of the Wife of Bath's story?
Britain during the time of King Arthur
If the old woman can save his life, the knight promises to
Do whatever she asks.
What is the reason the knight gives for being unable to be happy about his marriage to the woman?
He is of higher rank than she
To bequeath is to
Leave in a will.
Before the old woman transforms herself, she
Makes a speech in which she tries to reform the knight's judgments and values.
What problem does the knight encounter during his quest?
People cannot agree about what women want
What does sovereignty mean?
power
What does the knight tell the queen that women want?
power over their husbands