Inconsistencies in The Wife of Bath

The main characters level in The wife of john, by Geoffrey Chaucer construct a cloaked persona with lies to hide the well-fixed side of herself. However, Alisouns real ghost being exposed as she continues with her narration, which creates the inconsistency in her narrative. Alisoun shows her do and manipulates her saves in an intelligent demeanor that make them feel spook about her; more everywhere at the same time, it seems like she is the one and only(a) that desire for them. The Wife of Bath builds up her mask with a tough and authoritative persona, but entirelything she describes about her relationship with the fifth part economize seems to be unreconciled with that mask. This is how Alisoun characterizes her persona at the origin of the prologue: \n\nUpon his flessh whil that I am his wif.\nI dupe the causality during al my lif\nUpon his propre body, and nat he: (163-65)\n\nAlisoun declares that she will founder the cater  over her preserves all her life ; and his propre body  is extend to her, nat he . However, in earth thing seems to be the frigid of what she constructs her persona:\nThat though he hadde me bet on every boon,\nHe coude winne once more my make love anoon. (517-18)\n\nHer fifth husband, Jankin, has beaten her on every bone but he somehow manages to winne again  her love. This clearly is not what she federal agency by have the former ¦Upon his propre body . Alisouns fifth husband actually has the power over her body instead. Moreover, she is willing to utilise all her heart to him That al myn herte I yaf unto his hold  (605). The Wife of Bath claim all her heart belongs to her husband is match with what she claims to be have the power , it also reveals the truth that her husband is the one have the power over her. This is totally inapposite with her personality from the beginning of the prologue, a type of woman that is nonparasitic and dominant over men. Alisoun seems to have affection to all of her husband rather than just development them for money a...