Format: 12 pt., Times New Roman, Double spaced, 1 inch margins on all sides. Pa

Format: 12 pt., Times New Roman, Double spaced, 1 inch margins on all sides. Page numbers in upper right corner with your last name. NO EXTRA SPACINGS.
Assignment: Craft an essay in which you discuss how Chaucer uses the Wife of Bath to support and/or refute the long tradition of misogyny or anti-feminism in literature that presents women as morally corrupt and lustful. Use specific passages to use as evidence to support your argument.
Structure: Each essay should include a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. The last sentence of the introduction should contain a clear thesis statement. For example, your thesis might be a statement of how you see Chaucer using the Wife Bath to reject misogyny by doing a, b, and c. All body paragraphs should begin with clear topic sentences that help guide the reader through the essay. All paragraphs should be between 5 and 8 sentences and must contain direct references to the epic in which your chosen characters appear. Direct quotations must not be longer than 3 typed lines (you may use slashes to denote breaks in lines) and must be cited in MLA 9th edition format. The conclusion should remind the reader of your essay’s point and bring the essay to a close.
Notes: You should ONLY write about The Wife of Bath. You may use “The General Prologue”, “The Wife of Bath’s Prologue”, and “The Wife’s Tale” to make your case. DO NOT SUMMARIZE the readings. You should ONLY USE YOUR TEXT for this paper. NO secondary sources or work from other authors are permitted. Plot summary will earn a grade of zero. Plagiarized papers will receive a grade of zero and will be reported as Academic Misconduct. This includes “borrowing” passages from sites like Spark Notes/Cliffs Notes/Shmoop, etc. Don’t try it. I will catch it.