In the satirical comedy The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer introduces Dame Alice (who is known as "The Wife of Bath") as an obstinate, energetic and opinionated woman. In addition, she is promiscuous and filled with sexual desire. Throughout her prologue she is depicted as a determined feminist who continuously argues against the belittling of women and forbidden female sexuality. Chaucer uses her tale to add humor to his works because a feminist of her kind at that period time was highly unlikely. The theme of her tale is the notion of female supremacy in marriage and the power struggle between husband and wife to gain it. She doesn't look for an equal partnership with her spouse, but rather a state in which she has control over her husband, and her marriage history portrays this idea perfectly. Her marriage problems are completely due to her strong Feminism and stubbornness. She...