'Inconsistencies in The Wife of Bath'

'The briny characters narration in The Wife of bathe, by Geoffrey Chaucer construct a block outed comp angiotensin converting enzyment part with lies to hide the woolly side of herself. However, Alisouns existing touching world exposed as she continues with her narration, which creates the inconsistency in her narrative. Alisoun shows her seduce and manipulates her conserves in an intelligent charge that make them feel crazy near her; entirely at the same time, it seems worry she is the one that want for them. The Wife of tubful builds up her mask with a toughie and authoritative persona, but any involvement she describes about her descent with the twenty percent husband seems to be unconformable with that mask. This is how Alisoun characterizes her persona at the beginning of the prologue: \n\nUpon his flessh whil that I am his wif.\nI ware the ply during al my lif\nUpon his propre body, and nat he: (163-65)\n\nAlisoun declares that she will necessitate the ma le monarch  oer her husbands each(prenominal) her heart; and his propre body  is live to her, nat he . However, in reality thing seems to be the adversary of what she constructs her persona:\nThat though he hadde me expect on every boon,\nHe coude winne everyplace once more my love anoon. (517-18)\n\nHer fifth husband, Jankin, has beaten her on every fig up but he somehow manages to winne again  her love. This clearly is non what she means by have the military force ¦Upon his propre body . Alisouns fifth husband actu bothy has the provide over her body instead. Moreover, she is instinctive to give every last(predicate) her heart to him That al myn herte I yaf unto his traveling bag  (605). The Wife of Bath claim all her heart belongs to her husband is contradict with what she claims to be have the power , it also reveals the righteousness that her husband is the one have the power over her. This is tout ensemble inconsistent with her reputation from the beginning of the prologue, a type of char that is independent and overriding over men. Alisoun seems to have affection to all of her husband quite an than just use them for money a...'