After reading Beowulf, the Illiad, Fa Mulan and the Wife of Bath’s Tale explain the significance or influence of the oral tradition and/or historical literature on contemporary life.

In order to write this essay, you must:
- provide support for your points from at least two of the readings mentioned in the prompt.
- Discuss a theme, overall message or moral from each reading and explain how that message is useful in contemporary times.
- Discuss each reading selection using at least two literary terms and or devices.

You will be graded according to the requirements above

3 pages

Reference the mentioned readings and cite your sources in text

preview of the answer..

The Wife of the Bath’s tale was written by Geoffrey Chaucer with a great emphasis on women and their role in the society. The tale though from the past still has good lessons that can be still applied in the cotemporary world. The tale involves a knight who sexually assaults a maiden, the King named Arthur gives the Knight a death sentence but the Queen intervenes and tells the knight to go find out what women sincerely wanted in exchange for his freedom. Before the tale begins, Alisoun provides a lengthy explanation about her life and marriages.

One main theme potrayed in the tale is the theme of women’s role in marriage and power. Alisoun describe how she had been into five marriages and used her body to gain income and …

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