What Do Women Love the Most?

First of all, if we consider the traditional thoughts of the epoch the woman who is the main character in “The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale” lived; she behaved in a brave but, at the same time, rebel way too. She felt free to listen to her heart and do what she wanted. Moreover, she did not care the later consequences this would be. Even though, this woman’s behavior caused astonishment in the population, it reflected the most repressive women’s desires at those times.

Nowadays, women do not have different needs from the ones who lived in the past. Women need to be loved, respected and admired not only for men but for women too. They also want to feel free to express themselves and do what they think it is good for their lives without being afraid to be criticized by society.

Why do you think Chaucer called this poem "truth"?

Chaucer calls this poem truth to show us that what we are living it is not true but a big lie.

What does he mean by "for greed entails hate and social climbing uncertainty? How does it apply to the present world?

The sentence above means the human beings's big but superficial desire for more and more everything; it does not matter what is and the consequences that this has. Nowadays, materialism overcomes and dazzles us with its technology which builds an enormous wall in front of us to we can not see beyond superficial stuff. If we would just stop for a moment to appreciate and realize the wonderful gift that life is we will be happy and grateful to God for being alive.

What are the religious implications of this poem?

The religious implications of this poem are to reflect on what kind of life we are living and appreciate what is really important as our spiritual richness and to love God and one’s neighbor over everything.

How do you feel after reading it? Does it make sense to you, to your life?

After reading this poem I reflected a lot on life and on my life. I feel happy to be alive with the family that God has given me but I feel sad by the priorities of the world where I live now. On the other hand, I know life is not easy but we have to learn from it and make a change to live in harmony with God, ourselves and life. We have to let apart all the material things that separate us to build a better world together.

What is an Epic Poem?

An epic poem is a long narrative that has to do with fictional heroes and fights. The artistic souls, who write this kind of poetry, are able to show through their art, feelings and thoughts according to a specific epoch and context.