Blog #6: Wife of Bath

The Wife of Bath is a seamstress who has been married five times. She is described as being a very talented seamstress whose clothes weigh pounds. She considered herself an expert on love and marriage. She has traveled to Jerusalem three times and other parts of Europe as well. She is gap-toothed and deaf in one ear. It was believed that being gap-toothed back then was considered very beautiful. The Wife of Bath is one of the more developed characters. This could help give insight of women's roles back then and how marriage was regarded. She is also called by the name Alyson. Bath is not her husband's name but rather the English town Bath of which she comes from.