Name: The Wife of Baths Tale - animated (captioned)
Uploaded: 2016-12-07T01:25:52.000Z
Duration: 7 min 13 s
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Adverbs of manner

up a girl's dowery out of his own pocket so she can get married nice and quick?

It seems the church has got its hands on all the

Wife of Bath: That's why wives end up like church's candles.

You don't like it. Why don't you boil your bum?

He hauls people off to court, a summoner by rank.

Summoner: Oi, what's a fly got in common with a friar?

They both got their snounts in your lunch.

Friar: I'll a story or two about summoners, then we'll

Wife of Bath: If nobody minds, Sir Friar.

Wife of Bath: Back in the good old days of King Arthur there was

Nowadays with all the friars going 'round, they're all gone.

a strong, lusty, knight bachelor, and one day

She should choose whether to save his blood, or spill it.

Guinevere: I'll spare you if you can tell us

Wife of Bath: But can the knight speak up?

Guinevere: I suppose if you can't tell us now

we'll let you have twelve months and a day.

Wife of Bath: He went to every door in every town

where he could hope to unearth the answer, but everyone had a different idea.

Knight: Could you tell me what does a woman most desire?

Knight: My good man, what do women most desire?

Wife of Bath: The day had come that he must turn homeward.

His spirit was broken. His hopes bitter ashes.

His route took him through a forest, and there

If you can tell, I'll make it worth your while.

very next thing I'll ask of you, and before

Apparently women desire sovereignty over husband and lover.

Wife of Bath: None of them, not wife, nor virgin, or widow, could argue with that.

In return he swore he'd do the first thing I asked.

Knight: Take all my worldly goods, if you must.

Old Woman: I want to be your wife, and your love.

Sovereign, should someone of my rank be brought so low?

Wife of Bath: He had no choice but to marry her.

And as for all the rejoicing, and all the arrangements for the wedding feast, there wasn't any.

He became her husband in a private ceremony, and spent the day

Old Woman: Darling husband, are all Arthur's knights

I saved your life. What have I done wrong?

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The Wife of Baths Tale - animated (captioned)

dedicated

common

poverty

impressive