The first option "Well, Ma'am,' he said," as God may send me bliss,
/ This is a long preamble to a tale... "All right," she said," It's just as you prefer,
/ If I have license from this worthy friar." best illustrate the relationship between the Wife of Bath and the Friar.
Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" consists of several tales told by the group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury. These pilgrims are from diverse backgrounds and they would take turns telling stories, which makes up "The Canterbury Tales".
- The Friar, part of the group, interjected when the Wife of Bath was about to tell her tale.
- This was met with a sharp rebuke from the Summoner, who declared that Friars have the tendency to butt in or disrupt when they are not expected to.
- But the Wife of Bath did not utter a word for the intrusion.
- After their host told the squabbling Friar and Summoner to stop their bickering, the Wife humbly asked for permission from the Friar.
- Through the discourse between the two, judging from the way they talk to each other, we can assume that the first option correctly illustrates the relationship between the two.
- The given excerpt is from the Prologue of the Wife's Tale.
Chaucer's "Tales" tells the made-up stories of the pilgrims as a way to pass their time. And through the way the Friar and the Wife address each other, we can say that the first option is the correct answer.
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