In her story, the Wife of Bath tells of a knight that has
to find the correct answer to the question: What do women really
want?
After a lot of wondering and looking for the correct
answer, the knight finally answers the question: Women want to be in charge of their
husbands.
The Wife of Bath, having been married a number of
times, mentions in different occasions the joys of marriage, and it all comes down to
sex, money, and love.
If we combine her tale with the story
of her life, we can conclude that she wants the comforts and joys of marriage down to
the basic elements of money, sex, and passion. She is fond of all three equally and she
even encourages other women to marry for similar reasons.
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