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The Wife of Bath, what would you do?
Here is one version of the original story:
Her Story: One of King Arthur’s knights rapes a virgin in the woods. This is the basest assertion of his masculine authority over the feminine. Condemned to death, but Queen intervenes. Now the man is at the mercy of woman. She says he can live if he can figure out what women really want; he must learn to think like a woman. Punishment to fit crime. Spends year seeking answer.
Every woman has different answer. On way back, he runs into a fairy circle.
Combines riddle and loathsome lady.
Meets disgusting woman who tells him answer than women want dominance. Has to let her have dominion to find answer & learn to respect her. She wants marriage from him so he has to take her as wife. He doesn’t want to consumate the marriage because she’s a hag. She asks him which he prefers: ugly, true wife or beautiful one who might cheat on him. Lets him decide.
He gets beautiful, young wife because he gives her dominance. In story, roles reversed. She actually has reason (a wise old hag) while the knight was governed by his male passion, so it’s better that she be in charge anyway.
Here is my hypathetical based on the story:
You're in the position of having to marry the hag (for whatever reason, you can't get out of it) and you are put in the position of the Knight above. In this hypothetical you HAVE to marry her, but choose one form. No legal trickery about anulling the marriage or anything. Like above you have the choice between the hag and the beautiful woman, what would you do?
Below is my answer:
I would tell her to be the beautiful one so that I could stomach consumating the marriage. Once that was done I would tell her to pick a direction and start walking. She can go live her life her way and I'll go live mine my way and we never have to see each other again. Of course we would still be married, but her ass would be very gone from my life.
Here is one version of the original story:
Her Story: One of King Arthur’s knights rapes a virgin in the woods. This is the basest assertion of his masculine authority over the feminine. Condemned to death, but Queen intervenes. Now the man is at the mercy of woman. She says he can live if he can figure out what women really want; he must learn to think like a woman. Punishment to fit crime. Spends year seeking answer.
Every woman has different answer. On way back, he runs into a fairy circle.
Combines riddle and loathsome lady.
Meets disgusting woman who tells him answer than women want dominance. Has to let her have dominion to find answer & learn to respect her. She wants marriage from him so he has to take her as wife. He doesn’t want to consumate the marriage because she’s a hag. She asks him which he prefers: ugly, true wife or beautiful one who might cheat on him. Lets him decide.
He gets beautiful, young wife because he gives her dominance. In story, roles reversed. She actually has reason (a wise old hag) while the knight was governed by his male passion, so it’s better that she be in charge anyway.
Here is my hypathetical based on the story:
You're in the position of having to marry the hag (for whatever reason, you can't get out of it) and you are put in the position of the Knight above. In this hypothetical you HAVE to marry her, but choose one form. No legal trickery about anulling the marriage or anything. Like above you have the choice between the hag and the beautiful woman, what would you do?
Below is my answer:
I would tell her to be the beautiful one so that I could stomach consumating the marriage. Once that was done I would tell her to pick a direction and start walking. She can go live her life her way and I'll go live mine my way and we never have to see each other again. Of course we would still be married, but her ass would be very gone from my life.
