When it comes to medieval literature, one of the most important works might be The Canterbury Tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer, which recorded stories told by 29 pilgrims traveling to Canterbury. Among these, the sixth story, The Wife of Bath's Tale, left the strongest impression on me. After delving into it in recent days, it occurred to me that there are three points of this character that struck me the most: his fashionable way of dressing, his sinuous marital experience and his adventures overseas. The story gave a comprehensive portrait of the Wife of Bath's dress: her handkerchiefs were elaborately woven; her stockings were a vibrant red; his shoes were new and polished. All these features in her attire brought us readers to the image of how fashionable these women should be! I can barely imagine how a medieval woman could be so elegant! As far as I know, women at that time were quite humble. They barely walked the streets and had to be completely dependent on their husbands for basic supplies, not to mention keeping up with the latest fashions and keeping their faces “red.” Contrary to this medieval stereotype, the Wife of Bath looked more like women of modern times —— it was only with the feminist social movement of the 1960s that women had their own freedom and could decide how to dress and make themselves more beautiful . decent and attractive. The Wife of Bath, who lived in a city where textile production was quite prosperous, such as today's Paris, the fashion capital, probably had the tension of competing with other contemporary women in fashion. Similarly, women in modern times tend to own handbags, clothes, shoes, perfumes, watches, etc. of the latest fashion, just to show off their husband's enormous wealth... middle of paper... probably .lgrim too. She had enjoyed all the natural beauty that women of that time could never see. For the Wife of Bath nothing was impossible! He loved adventure, what seemed intangible to people then and even today. No one I know has ever been to as many places around the world as the Wife of Bath has! It is really a real difficulty for me to imagine such a mythical medieval woman. What he wore, believed and did seemed incredible and impressive to people even in modern times. It is even quite difficult to compare her to the average woman of modern times. Since Chaucer did not tend to express the evil and rebellious spirit by shaping such a woman in the Canterbury Tales, his audacity to swim against the dominant cultures and beliefs in that feudal age is indeed a surprise every time if mentioned..