Canterbury Tales - The Wife Of

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of women, as he approaches they disappear and an old woman
appears. This part is the climax of the plot because it is when the knight finally knows the
answer. The old woman says that she knows the answer but she will only tell it to the
Queen and in return she must do anything that she asks of him. The knight agrees. Finally,
while in the presence of the Queen, she tells her that the answer to what all women desire
is sovereignty over their husbands. No one disagrees with her answer and so the old
woman asks that she be married to the knight. The knight having sworn to do whatever
she pleased reluctantly agrees. But this is not the resolution. It happens later on while on
their wedding night. The knight is somewhat disgusted and so the old woman goes on to
lecture him on the trivial nature of appearances. She tells the knight whether he would
prefer to have a woman ugly by day, yet loyal and faithful the rest of the time or to be
beautiful and take his chances the rest of the ...

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