The Merchant's Tale Quotes 2.5 / 5 based on 5 ratings ? English LiteratureChaucerA2/A-levelOCR Created by: annabakerCreated on: 22-05-18 14:40 A wife needs constant attention A wife accept full many an observaunce 1 of 29 Januarie forcing himself onto May Pullen up the smok, in he throng 2 of 29 A wife obeying her husband whether she wants to or not And she obeyeth,be hire lief or booth 3 of 29 May does not want to have sex with Januarie The bryde was broght abed as still as stoon 4 of 29 Man cannot be sinful to his wife A man may do no synne with his wyf 5 of 29 A wife is a mans help The wyf is mannes help and his confort 6 of 29 Love is blind For love is blind alday and may nat see 7 of 29 Januarie moulding his wife Right as men may warm wex with hands plye 8 of 29 Januarie passing on inheritance to May And al myn heritage, town and tour;// I yewe it yow 9 of 29 Wife is a man's possession A wyf is goddes yifte verraily 10 of 29 As all men do with their wives As alle wedded men doon hire wyvys 11 of 29 May's ability to have children Her wommanly beringe 12 of 29 May's beauty/youth Her freshee beautee 13 of 29 May's youthful age Her age tendre 14 of 29 May's low status Smal degree 15 of 29 May's figure 'Her middel smal' AND 'Hire armes long and sklendre' 16 of 29 What pleases a husband, pleases his wife Al that hire housebounde lust, hire liveth weel 17 of 29 Januarie chose his wife by his own authority And chees hire of his owene auctoritee 18 of 29 May gets no pleasure from Januarie Nt his pleyying worth a bene 19 of 29 Men are always untrue But men been evere untrewe 20 of 29 Wife waits for her husbands inheritance She that waiteth ay/After thy good and hath doom many a day 21 of 29 Januarie does not want an old wife - young meat, old fish Oold fissh and young flessh wolde I have fu fain 22 of 29 Marriage is on Januarie's terms Be wedded whanne him liste, and where he wolde 23 of 29 Januarie worries about his sexual performance. Needs hot spices to increase his desires Of spices hottest encreeseen his corage 24 of 29 Januarie's blindness As blind as is stoon 25 of 29 May stands on Januarie's back to get up the tree to have sex with Damyan He stoupeth down and on his bak she stood 26 of 29 May claims she has sex with Damyan to cure Januarie's blindness I have yow holpe on bothe youre even blynde 27 of 29 Marriage is a fixed state Under this yok of marriage ybound 28 of 29 Janaurie is May's knight, he saved her. For Januarie was become hir knyght 29 of 29
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