In "The Wife of Bath's Tale," which of part of "The Canterbury Tales," by Geoffrey Chaucer, the Knight is ordered to find out what women most desire. That is how he meets the Wife of Bath. She is a well-off woman who has been married before, so she is quite experienced in love and sex matters. She is also wise, talkative and quarrelsome. Her previous marriages have made her able to supply for herself in a time in which women had little autonomy and strength. As a result, she is used to using her body to manipulate her husbands.
As stated by the user above this specific part of the Canterbury Tales allows the reader to follow the King on his outing to discover what the women want most. Here the author shows us the infamous 'Wife of Bath' who is an experienced lady that often uses her body as a mean to manipulate her husbands.
The narrator call Mademoiselle Lalande a "queenly apparition" when he first sees her because he felt that the lady is a magic in a form of a woman. I hope my answer has come to your help. God bless and have a nice day ahead! Feel free to ask more questions.
