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The document summarizes the character of the Wife of Bath from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. She is described as being pretty with rosy cheeks, though she has a gap in her teeth and large hips and feet. She has been married five times and enjoys sexual intercourse. She believes that in marriage, one spouse must be in control, and since men are more reasonable, they should be the patient ones who agree to their wife's demands.
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