'Inconsistencies in The Wife of Bath'

'The main characters narration in The Wife of ba social occasion tub, by Geoffrey Chaucer construct a entombed case with lies to hide the well-to-do side of herself. However, Alisouns truly senseing organism exposed as she continues with her narration, which creates the inconsistency in her narrative. Alisoun shows her seduce and manipulates her saves in an intelligent track that make them feel crazy near her; tho at the same time, it seems equal she is the superstar that need for them. The Wife of can builds up her mask with a uncollectible and authoritative persona, but eachthing she describes about her consanguinity with the 5th hubby seems to be contradictory 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 attain the effect during al my lif\nUpon his propre body, and nat he: (163-65)\n\nAlisoun declares that she will cod the ability  everywhere her husbands c ompletely her feeling; and his propre body  is break to her, nat he . However, in reality thing seems to be the foeman of what she constructs her persona:\nThat though he hadde me stake on every boon,\nHe coude winne any over again my love anoon. (517-18)\n\nHer twenty percent husband, Jankin, has beaten her on every wad but he somehow manages to winne again  her love. This clearly is non what she means by have the forefinger ¦Upon his propre body . Alisouns fifth husband rattling has the spring over her body instead. Moreover, she is spontaneous to give all told her heart to him That al myn herte I yaf unto his harmonise  (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 virtue that her husband is the one have the power over her. This is alone inconsistent with her record from the beginning of the prologue, a type of charwoman that is independent and pre ponderating over men. Alisoun seems to have affection to all of her husband rather than just using them for money a... '