Examine Narrator In her tale, the Wife of Bath offers direct statements on friars (lines 39–56), women's desires (lines 101–126), and marriage (lines 433– 440). Summarize each statement and then explain what each reveals about the Wife's personality.

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.