In the Canterbury Tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer, the Knight and the Wife of Bath are similar and also different. The Knight represents the nobility and military estate while the Wife of Bath represents the middle status. Both the Knight and the Wife of Bath are fearless. The Knight was a fearless worthy man who fought in the crusades while the Wife of Bath was fearless about her opinions on love, she was outspoken. The Knight and the Wife of Bath were similar in many ways. They both were best in their talents. The Knight was best knight in all nations in Prussia, Aboven alle nacions in Pruce(line 53).
The Wife of Bath was the best housewife around, In al the parisshe wif ne was ther noon(line 449).
The Knight and the Wife of Bath were both skilled. The Knight was skilled in defeating his enemies, In lystes thries, and ay slayn his foo(line 63).
The Wife of Bath was a talented cloth-maker, Of clooth-making she hadde swich an haunt(line 447).
The Knight and the Wife of Bath were well-mannered individuals. The Knight was never rude to anyone He nevere yet no vileynye ne sayde(line 70).
The Wife of Bath was a respectable individual, She was a worthy womman al hir lyve(line 459).
The Knight and the Wife of Bath were both worthy individuals, A Knyght ther was, and that a worthy man (line 43).
Both the Knight and the Wife of Bath have been to many different places. In Lithuania, the Knight ridden on raids in Russia, In Lettow hadde he reysed and in Ruce(line54), At Alisaundre he was when it was wonne(line 51), In Grenade at the seege eek hadde he be(line 56), Of Algezir, and riden in Belmarye(line 57), At Lyeys was he and at Satalye(line 58), Whan they were wonne , and riden in the Grete See(line 57), And foughten for oure feith at Tramyssene(line 62).
The Wife of Bath journeyed three times to Jeruseleum, Rome, Bouglon, Spain, and Cologne, And thries hadde she been at Jerusalem; At Rome she hadde been, and at Boloigne, In Galice at Seint-Jame, and at Coloigne(lines 463, 465-466).
The Knight and the Wife of Bath had remedies for other people. The Knights remedy for peoples faith was war, And foughten for oure feith at Tramyssene(line 62).
The Wife of Bath knew remedies for love sickness, Of remedies of love she knew per chauce(line 475).
She learned tricks of the trade in the game of love, For she koude of that art the oulde daunce (line 476).
Both the Knight and the Wife of Bath were wise.
The Knight was worthy and wise, And though that he were worthy, he was wys (line 68).
Even though the narrator does not say much about the Knights physical appearance, we can assume that the Knight and the Wife of Bath were not identical. The Wife of Bath was a bold face woman with a red hue complexion, Boold was hire face, and fair, and reed of hewe(line 458).
She was also gapped tooth, Gat-tothed was she, smoothly for to seye(line 468) with large hips, A foot-mantel aboute hir hipes large, (line472).
The Wife of Bath loves to laugh and chatter, In felawshipe wel koude of that art the olde daunce (line 476).
The Knight was as quiet as a maid, And of his portas meeke as is a mayde (line 69).
The narrator gives off the impression that the Wife of Bath is a poor woman, That to the offrynge bifore hire sholde goon; And if ther dide, certeyn so wroth was she, That she was out alle charitee, (lines 450-452).
It was possible that the Knight was also poor since he fought for his lords wars, Ful worthy was he in his lordes were(line 47).
The Wife of Bath was deaf through one ear, But she was somdel deef, and that was scathe(line 446).
She had five churched husbands, Housbondes at chirch dore she hadde five(line 460).
It seems as if the narrator mentions that the Wife of Bath had many boyfriends when she was a teenager, Withouten oother compaignye in youthe-(line 461).
She wore a skirt and sharp shoes, The Knight and the Wife of Baths way of dress were completely different. The narrator does not mention as much about the Knights way of dress as he does the Wife of Bath.. The Knight wore tunic made of coarse cloth, Of fustian he wered a gypon(line 75).
His tunic was all stained by rust, Al bistmotered with his habergeon(line76).
The Wife of Bath wore fine and heavy linen coverings for her head, Hir cover chiefs ful fine weren of ground; I dorste swere they weyeden ten pound(line 453-454).
She wore fine scarlet red stockings, Hir hosen weren of fine scarlet reed(line 456), with supple new, and closely laced shoes, Ful streite yteyd, and shoes ful moyste and newe (line 457).
The Wife of Bath always wear head gear and hence the narrator mentions her head coverings twice throughout her portrait, Hir cover chiefa ful fine weren of ground(line 453) and Ywympled wel, and on hir heed an hat, As brood as is a bokeler or a targe(line 470-471).
The Wife of Bath was a religious person who went to church on Sundays, In al the parisshe wif ne was ther noon(line 449), That on Sonday weren upon hir heed(line 455), in which she probably met her five churched husbands, Housbondes at chirche dore she hadde five(line 460).
Maybe the Knight was not a religious person because he was always at war, Ful often tyme he hadde the bord bigonne(line 52).
The Wife of Bath and the Knight were a little different The knight is described as chivalric, To riden out, loved chivalrie(line 45).
The Wife of Bath may have been a member of a church but the Knight was the leader of Christians, Heathens, and Knights. His bravery, won the battle in Alexandria, At lasiandra he was whan it was wonne (line 51).
He defeated his enemies in Latvia, Prussia, Granada, Algeciras, Belmarie, Atyas, and Satalye. At mortal battles he fought fifteen men and defeated them. His bravery, won the battle in Alexandria, At lasiandra he was whan it was wonne (line 51).
At mortal battles he fought fifteen men and defeated them.
He was above all Christians, and Heathens, And therto hadde he ridden, no man ferre As well in christandom as in hethenesse(line 48-49).
The Knight and the Wife of Bath were both wise people. They were different in their subject of wisdom. The Knight was wise in fighting in religious wars while the Wife of Bath remain wise with her game of love..