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What is it that women truly want?
The wife of Bath teaches a lesson
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Joyce VerschoorLotte VermeulenHanneke Boon
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Ellesmere manuscriptHuntington Library, San MarinoMS EL 26 C 9, folio 1 verso
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Exercise 1Question about text 1
“I’ll grant you life if you can tell me what it is that women most
desire.” (r. 904-905)
What do you think that women most desire nowadays?
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Boys vs. GirlsQuestion about text 2
What did women most desire in the Middle Ages?
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Exercise 2
How does the knight feel about the woman?
* How does the woman feel about the knight?
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Questions about text 3
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Optional questions exercise 2
*How do we feel about beauty standards nowadays?
*Are they similar to the medieval beauty standards?
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Exercise 3Question about text 4
What are the options the knight can choose from?
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Discussion in groups
What would be the best choice according to you?
What do you think the knight will choose?
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AnswersAccording to text 5
According to the text, women most desire to have the complete mastery over their own and their
husbands lives
The knight does not choose, but gives his wife the mastery
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If you were a teacher
* If you were to make an assignment about this story, what questions would
you ask?
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Thank you for your attention!