The Wife of Bath’s Prologue & Tale

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

You must select an extract from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on page 7.

Medieval Poet: Geoffrey Chaucer

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The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, editor James Winny

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Explore the ways in which Chaucer presents the Wife as a teacher in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 257–292 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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Explore the ways in which Chaucer presents the supernatural in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 605–626 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 26.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on page 8.

Medieval Poet: Geoffrey Chaucer

Prescribed text

The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, editor James Winny

EITHER

Explore the ways in which Chaucer presents attitudes towards marital love in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 77–114 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which Chaucer presents the significance of physical appearance in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 586–626 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

You must select an extract from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on page 8.

Medieval Poet: Geoffrey Chaucer

Prescribed text

The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, editor James Winny

EITHER

Explore the ways in which Chaucer presents the war between the sexes in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 788-828 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Explore the ways in which Chaucer retains the reader’s interest in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 163-193 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on page 8.

Medieval Poet: Geoffrey Chaucer

Prescribed text

The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, editor James Winny

EITHER

Explore Chaucer’s use of satire in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 371–412 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Explore the ways in which morality is presented in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 1219–1264 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on page 6.

Medieval Poet: Geoffrey Chaucer

Prescribed text

The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, editor James Winny

EITHER

Explore Chaucer’s presentation of argument in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale by referring to lines 688–720 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which Chaucer presents ‘gentillesse’ in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale by referring to lines 1109–1138 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on page 8.

Medieval Poet: Geoffrey Chaucer

Prescribed text

The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, editor James Winny

EITHER

Explore how Chaucer presents love in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale by referring to lines 593–626 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which Chaucer presents women in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale by referring to lines 224–264 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on page 6.

Medieval Poet: Geoffrey Chaucer

Prescribed text

The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, editor James Winny

EITHER

Explore how Chaucer presents the Wife’s rebellion against voices of authority in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 77-114 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Explore how Chaucer presents the Wife’s treatment of her husbands in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 194-223 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on page 6.

Medieval Poet: Geoffrey Chaucer

Prescribed text

The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, editor James Winny

EITHER

Explore how ‘maistrie’ is presented in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 1037–1057 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore how the Wife of Bath is presented as a storyteller in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 1–23 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 23.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on pages 6 to 18.

Medieval Poet: Geoffrey Chaucer

Prescribed text

The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, editor James Winny

EITHER

Explore how justice is presented in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 902–918 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Explore how marriage is presented in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 35–58 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.