Question

From the Canterbury Tales, The wife of Bath's tale

The unhappy Midas grew a splendid pair/Of retrices ears...." In the Wife of bath's tale for what purpose does the narrator tell the story of Midas?
A. to prove that women cannot remain romantically faithful.
B.To show that women cannot bear to look at deformity
C. To demonstrate that women cannot tell an untruth.
D. to illustrate that woman can not keep a secret

Answer 1

The answer to this question is a

Answer 2

The answer is: D. to illustrate that woman can not keep a secret

In the story of Midas from “The Wife of Bath's Tale”, Midas’ wife tells her secret to the water and is in this action that we can get clearly the speaker purpose with the story, she cannot keep the secret illustrating that woman can not keep a secret.