<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>
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Fluency is a key contributor toward independent and successful reading and is comprised of three components: accuracy, rate, and prosody (expression).
