The Wife Of Bath's Tale Comparison Essay

There is a saying from Nityananda Das, “Any kind of hatred towards the opposite sex is a symptom of an unhealthy relationship with God.” One of the literatures that exemplifies the aforestated quotation is the poem “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer. The male writer portrays both the Knight’s and the old lady’s thoughts through the perspective of a female narrator: the Wife of Bath. Similarly, “My Father’s Sadness” by Shirley Geok-lin Lim takes the readers through the steps of a father's shoes to convey the unlimited understanding of gender with the use of an array of literary device. Also, Emily Dickinson from “I’m Nobody! Who Are You?” emphasizes reluctance to be somebody who has a stereotypical views towards men and women. Therefore, “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” together with the two poems elaborately illustrates the people completely comprehending the opposite sex’s situation in order to form the relationship.

In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” Chaucer depicts the male character’s understanding what woman desires, characterizing how the Knight treats the old lady. For example, the poet states “My lady and my love, my dearest wife, I leave the matter to your wise decision. You make the choice yourself, for the provision of what

Who Are You?” which describes the fear of stereotypical gender role. In this poem, the narrator is in “the nobody’s position” who admires and fully understands the opposite sex; however, a public who has the typically fixed mindset of women and men “advertises” their beliefs: different gender is difficult to understand each other (Dickinson 4). The phrase illustrates the interferential feature of the public, forcing the outliers to believe its value but the outliers show their unwillingness. Consequently, Dickinson wishes to stay as nobody- not be in part of somebody- by criticizing public and forming the hostility in being nobody versus being