Wow, I'm really actually quite surprised at how cool the story turned out to be. I didn't realize it would be so short and easy to read. I liked the fact that after she dissed men in her introduction she made an example of a proper man in her story to show that if everyone just behaves in a way they would want to have reciprocated, a marriage can be a good experience.

If you take a look at this link http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/poetry/wifebath.htm#portrait the author looks at the portrait on the front of the book and makes some interesting comments about Chaucer's description of The Wife of Bath. I thought it was cool how he pointed out how she might be on the journey in the first place to scope out for new husbands. It makes sense, because she has done it before and seems to like looking for new ones while the current one is still living.

I found the picture above on this website
I think it would be really interesting to see this as a play. I'm a pretty visual person so i get a lot more out of watching something after I read it. I always pick up on new stuff after I go over the reading again! Romeo and Juliet was much more clear after I'd seen it performed. But then it is subjected to the point of view of the director. I guess Chaucer just needs to come back from the dead and make a movie of how he really wants his tales told.

Oh, this has been really useful for me for translation to modern english http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/teachslf/wbt-par.htm
Its helped clear up a few hard passages.