. "And when I've finished telling you my tale/Of tribulation in the married life..." When the speaker in "The Wife of Bath's Tal

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. "And when I've finished telling you my tale/Of tribulation in the married life..." When the speaker in "The Wife of Bath's Tal

e" uses the word tribulation in this excerpt, she is referring to great O happiness. suffering unity dissatisfaction

English

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PilotLPTM [1.2K] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-18T11:17:39+03:00

Answer:

suffering

Explanation:

Tribulation simply means a state of great suffering and affliction. When the speaker in "The Wife of Bath's Tale," uses the word tribulation to describe her married life, she is referring to the state of her marriage which was most likely troublesome and filled with so much suffering.

In this excerpt, she was trying to talk to someone about the great suffering she experienced while married.