Love and Danger in Wife of Bath and Tis Pity She's a Whore
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- Love and Danger in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
- Love leads to greed (5 husbands).
- In the Friar's eyes, the wife is damned to hell due to her promiscuous behaviour.
- The Friar attempts to scare Annabella into praying for salvation and forgiveness.
- The wife is beaten by her fourth husband.
- Love leads to revenge- the wife retaliates and hits her husband.
- Hippolita
- Poisoning
- Hippolita
- Love can lead to danger in lust- the Knight rapes the princess.
- Women, especially in Ford's society, put their social reputation and status at risk in their relationships with men.
- Philotis' only other option after Bergetto's death is to go to a nunnery.
- The queen takes revenge for the Knight's actions.
- Both Giovanni and the wife attempt to justify their 'forbidden pleasures' through manipulation of the religious texts.
- The wife says that Jesus only attended one wedding. She also uses King Solomon as an example of a figure in the Bible who lived a polygamous life.
- In Ford's society, a woman's reputation in the eyes of men was detrimental to their futures, as they relied heavily on men for their welfare.
- Putana puts her life in danger by encouraging Annabella's immoral relationship with her brother.
- One can get too attached in a romantic relationship and end up heartbroken: Philotis and Bergetto.
- "To embrace love is to embrace danger". In light of this comment, discuss the writer's treatment of love. In your answer, compare one drama text and one poetry text.
- Green = wife of Bath
- Blue = Tis Pity She\s a Whore
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