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From the Canterbury Tales, "The Wife of Bath's Tale"

In "The wife of Bath's Tale" what is most likely the reason the narrator describes the status of women during the time of King Arthur?
a. To show that woman have no legal rights to speak of.
B. to prove that woman have the same rights and responsibilities as men.
c. To illustrate that woman had less freedom during King Arthur's time than during the time of the Wife of Bath
d. to demonstrate that women had greater freedom during King Arthur's time than during the time of the Wife of Bath

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The answer to this question is d
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I just took it and the answer is D: to demonstrate that women had greater freedom during King Arthur's time than during the time of the Wife of Bath.

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