Chaucer's Character, the Wife of Bath, is a very unique woman during the Middle Ages. She takes pride in the knowledge of the remedies of love, she wears elaborate clothing, and she has gone to the altar five times. A lesson of domination and submission can be learned from the Wife of Bath and her relationship with each of the five men. The characterization and development of the Wife of Bath, as seen in the "General Prologue" and her individual prologue, are similar to the theme of the tale she tells. The tale that the Wife of Bath shares begins with a scenario illustrating complete domination. When a man has compl