Answer: The old woman explains that true gentility is a gift from god, rather than something that a man possess.
Explanation:
‘The Wife of Bath’s Tale’ is amongst one of the well known books of Geoffrey Chaucer. This book depicts the role of women and it defines what true beauty is.
It so happens that when old woman tells the Knight the secret of what women desires the most, the Knight will have to agree with whatever she says. As per the said words, the old woman asks Knight to marry her, to which the Knight responds that he could marry her since she’s poor and lacks beauty.
That was when the old woman explains the Knight that true gentility, true superiority doesn’t lies in what one possesses, rather it is something which is gifted by god. Gentility is gained by being noble and kind. Rather than being grateful to the old woman, the Knight was treating the woman ill simply because she was poor.
Glossary because it gives you the definition in the back of the book of words bolder in the book.
Answer:
What sins are punished most severely and why? Or what does Inferno indicate about medieval values?
The four sins that are most severly punished are: heresy, violence, fraud and treachery, in that order.
We can see a common thing in these sins: either they are related to falsehood and lying (heresy, fraud, and treachery), or they are related to physical aggression (violence).
This classification tells us that in Medieval times, people were particularly concern with honesty and lack of aggression. In particular, heresy is a sin expected to be thought as one of the worst, because of the great importance that religion had at the time, and because many people considered heretics were executed during this era.
Treachery can also be expected to be the worst sin of all, because of its relation with Judas, who betrayed Jesus.
Do you agree with Dante's hierarchy of Hell? Why or why not?
I personally agree with his hierarchy of Hell. Dante was a very smart thinker and good writer, and he developed a vision of hell that not only agrees with many medieval values, but also with values of the modern era.
I believe the answer is second person because she refers to her as you which is a second person pronoun
