eadth of life experiences they have each gained in the course of their lives. The Wife of Bath was experienced at the art of love and was a fine businesswoman. She was described as having had "five husbands all at the church door"(23), which is all Chaucer describes of her participation in the church. Every time the Wife of Bath marries she gains more experience and knowledge because each husband would yield her "their gold and land"(293). With this gold and land she was able to be a businesswoman and make cloth. All these things contribute to her life experiences and even she acknowledge
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