The Comparison's Tale

In class, we were given a presentation on the Lawyer, the Monk, the Cook, and the Merchant. The three different stories and characters were all different from the Wife of Bath. The most similar one was the story about the Merchant. Both of the knight and January were blind to see a woman. In the Merchant's story, January was blind and his wife cheats on him, but later on she was sorry for what she has done. The Wife of Bath's tale shows a knight who was married to an old and ugly lady, but later on he gives her what she most desired, which was the authority to have over husbands and loved ones. Then, the old lady becomes beautiful. Both of the stories have a happy ending compared to the Cook who fell off the horse and died. The style of both the Merchant and Wife of Bath were similar in a way, women had the authority. The Merchant, May cheated while her husband was used as a stool and the Wife of Bath, the old lady forced the knight to marry her for an exchange. Also, Chaucer's idea for the Merchant and the Wife of Bath were similar because they both had to do with relationship between a man and a woman. It's funny because the only difference between the two stories is that a man was unfaithful in the Wife of Bath, and a woman was unfaithful in the Merchant.