Question

In the wife of bath's tale when the night does not want to marry the old woman because of her poverty and lack of gentility she explains that true gentility is

Answer 1

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.