Monologue
of
the
Wife
of Bath
The Wife of Bath is one of
the 29 pilgrims at the Tabard Inn that Chaucer meets on the pilgrimage
to Canterbury. They are on their way to visit the shrine of Sir Thomas
Becket.
Chaucer, the narrator of the
Canterbury Tales, describes each pilgrim who is on a journey to
Canterbury.
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From near the town of Bath
I came.
I am a little deaf, which is
a shame.
I am a weaver, so excellent.
The kerchiefs all are of the
finest texture
That every Sunday I wear on
my head.
The fine hose I wear are scarlet
red and tightly laced.
I have a new pair of shoes,
I may say.
My face is ruddy, bold and
fair.
I have been a worthy woman
all my life .
At church door with five men,
I have been a wife.
I have the lover’s gap tooth,
I must say.
Of remedies of love, I have
good notions.
For of that art’s old dance
I know the motions.
I am the wife of Bath!
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