Question

In this excerpt from "The Nun's Priest's Tale" in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, how is Pertelote, a hen, compared to Hasdrubal's wife?
When they had caught a sight of Chanticleer.
But fair Dame Pertelote assailed the ear
Far louder than did Hasdrubal's good wife
When that her husband bold had lost his life,
And Roman legionaries burned Carthage…

Answer 1

In this tale discrepancy between humans and animals doesn't overlap because it is even more complex. In this excerpt, Host mocks the Nun’s Priest telling that he would have perfectly fathered great sons. Indeed, religious people, like priest are celibate and it is what means by the host in these lines.

Answer 2

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "Pertelote, a hen, is compared to Hasdrubal's wife is that it is important to notice that the animal-human boundary is blurred even before the tale begins, when the Host mocks the Nun’s Priestand suggesting that he would have made excellent breeding stock."