Geoffrey Chaucer was a very interesting man. He lived during a very turbulent time: plague, war, social revolt, religious heresy, and murdered kings. Chaucer, through it all, was a brilliant man who wrote many poems, one of which is the Romaunt of the Rose, which is an allegory on the art of love. The original language Chaucer wrote in was Middle English, which sounds more like someone speaking a foreign language than English.
Other works written by Chaucer include Troilus and Criseyde, The Canterbury Tales, and many others. In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer describes many different characters, some of whom he likes while others he dislikes passionately. Within The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer has the characters he describes tell two tales of their own while on their way to Canterbury, to visit St. Thomas 'A Beckett's grave.
One such separate tale in The Canterbury Tales is The Wife of Baths Tale, where a woman describes what women want from men. What does Chaucer say are her views, that of a feminist or anti-feminist? You decide by doing the activities/research on EDSITEment! Launchpad: Chaucer's Wife of Bath. After you finish researching, decide whether the Wife of Bath was a feminist or anti-feminist by bringing in details to explain your view.
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