Thursday, November 10, 2011

How exactly do the halves of The Wife of Bath's Tale from The Canterbury Tales contradict?

The first and second halves of the Wife of Bath's Tale (separated by the pardoner's interruption) seem to contradict. Examine the contradiction, and explain how they can be understood to agree with one another. How is this interpretation reinforced by the Wife of Bath's Tale?

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