<span>The Wife of Bath's tale was written to show the emerging role of women in the Middle Ages. They were moving from being submissive, almost property, to sovereign women with strong opinions and independence. These characteristics were, at the time, only appreciated in men and were frowned on in women. This tale shows that a woman can be a woman and still be independent, strong, and sovereign.</span>
Answer would be conflict. Antagonist is essentially the protagonist's enemy.
<span>The correct answer is Imagery.
Eliot, differently to authors of his time, uses imagery quite often in his
works. In these lines, he mentions arms, and perfume, with references to
bracelets and hair, in order to refer to a group of women, who are reoccurring in
the poem, while giving the reader a disconnected impression of them. </span>
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