The Wife Of Bath Jankyn Analysis

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These lines truly reflect what The Wife of Bath wanted Jankyn to hear about how she feel about hearing that book on wicked wives. The actions those wives did were probably done for a reason. Even though we are never told of how the problems escalated these wives possibly did what they needed to do because of their husbands. The women just wanted to have respect from their husbands and likely did not get it. Furthermore the moment when the answer was finally given described how shocked the women were and felt

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