feminist icons. Another satire that exists is the Wife of Bath’s exaggerated aggressiveness. The Wife of Bath is directly related to the main character of her tale, the old crone. The old crone voices the opinions that the Wife of Bath gave during the prologue. The old crone can be seen as a concealed representation of the Wife of Bath. Like the Wife of Bath in her struggle with Jankin, the old woman marries a younger man, and the two only find happiness when the young husband allows his older wife to control him. The old woman speaks about female sexuality and independence, similar to the Wife of Bath, in the prologue. The Wife of Bath may be compared to modern-day feminist icons. Because of her mission to prove the worth of women and for women to have full sovereignty but still please their husbands. ...
