Chaucer's Character, the Wife of Bath, is a very unique woman during the Middle Ages. She takes pride in the knowledge of the remedies of love, she wears elaborate clothing, and she has gone to the altar five times. A lesson of domination and submission can be learned from the Wife of Bath and her relationship with each of the five men. The characterization and development of the Wife of Bath, as seen in the "…showed first 75 words of 687 total…

…showed last 75 words of 687 total…to the knight and the hag. The theme of the Wife's tale is one of dominance and submission. Only when the dominant person has the strength to give back to the relationship and make it mutual, can it be real love with either person happy. This tale is derived from the lessons that the Wife of Bath has learned in her own life. She tells a tale more or less about herself and her experiences.