# The Wife of Bath — The Canterbury Tales character guide

> The Wife of Bath in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

**Role:** major

**First appearance:** 0000-the-prologue

## Who they are

A bold, experienced wife who tells a tale about female sovereignty.

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