Prioress and the Wife of Bath
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When Chaucer wrote the Canterbury tales, it is clear that he was trying to and succeeded in creating definitive personalities for each of the pilgrims. In doing this Chaucer created both complimentary and contrasting characteristics between the personalities of the different characters. The perfect example of this is the relationship or comparison of the Prioress, and the Wife of Bath. These ladies hold numerous things in common however their differences are none the less obvious.
It is easiest to first look at the common aspects of the two characters. A clear similarity between the Wife of Bath and the Prioress is that they are both women. However it is more then this. They are not just women; they are proud women. They take pride in themselves as women and our happy to be known as the ladies that they were known to be. Although they showed their pride in their unique ways, they simply chose different means to the same end...