From the canterbury tales, "the wife of bath's tale"
in "the wife of bath's tale" what is most likely the reason the narrator describes the status of women during the time of king arthur?
a. to show that woman have no legal rights to speak of.
b. to prove that woman have the same rights and responsibilities as men.
c. to illustrate that woman had less freedom during king arthur's time than during the time of the wife of bath
d. to demonstrate that women had greater freedom during king arthur's time than during the time of the wife of bath

I just took it and the answer is D: to demonstrate that women had greater freedom during King Arthur's time than during the time of the Wife of Bath.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).