Beowulf

Beowulf

The Wife of Bath
My name is Alison and I'm uh... Slightly deaf...
I've been married 5 times and hunting for number 6. And I have to say that they were all legal! Some church people have an issue with my many marriges, but I see nothing wrong with it. Someone please show me where in the good book it says there is a limit on marriges! I just consider myself very expireanced in the area.
The first time I married I was 12, not really uncommon where I'm from.   My first three husbands were good. They were old, rich, and were very easy to whip. "Proper" housewifes are supposed to follow the men of the house... I guess it's too bad for them because I like to be in total control. I do this in many ways, my favorite is false accusations. If one of my husbands got drunk I would claim that he said, "Every wife is just out to get their husbands." And in an attempt to apologize they would get me anything I wanted. The fourth was unbreakable, althougth I did try. I guess it's a good thing he croaked.
I did love my fifth husband. I married him for love and not money. He treated me horrible and is the reason I am deaf, but he always made me a fabulous dinner to make up for what he does. See my husband had a book of wiked wives, and to torment me at night he would read pages outloud. One night in frustration I ripped the pages out of his book and punched him in the face. In return he hit me over the head and made me deaf.
My guys cater to me and me alone (except the fourth... He had a mistress.) I require them to satisfy my appitite for dinner. I have been widowed the same amount of times I've been married. No matter what I do they never seem to live.
My favorite thing to do is have dinner and I see nothing wrong with this.
I've been to the Holy Land three times now. I've also seen many other places like Rome and Cologne because I like to travel. Usually a woman is to stay in one place or to move with her husband, but since all of mine seem to die I go where ever I...