Wife of Bath

[@limeonade_limesoda]

I especially appreciate the detail of the knight never once thinking to ask a women until he has no other options, and how the woman he assaulted had a plant that grew back once he was punished for his crime, how she was surrounded by support in the aftermath of such a horrific event. Also the audacity for a rapist to be in fear of having to have that kind of relationship with someone when he didn't want to - Golden Rule.

[@GaruxPuru]

It took me a second viewing to see it, but I now notice that the Knight’s horse was pretty affected by the brutality of the rape, and he remains uncooperative with the Knight throughout his journey to find the answer. Great detail.

[@Hollylama1]

I think people miss the most important point of this tale. It's not about women wanting superiority over men, it's not a gender issue at all. The essence of the lesson is that if you are an inconsiderate, self-serving, arrogant jerk, your life will be filled with misery and turmoil. That knight didn't win in the end, he ended up married to a shape-shifting witch who can outsmart him. Which is exactly what he deserved. The moral of the story: Be kind and considerate.

[@Mermaidzester]

Couldn't agree more!

[@megaultradamn]

But it IS about women and their complex dynamics with power. At the very least, it's about the wife of bath's own preferences when dealing with men. The prologue makes that clear: she had three good husbands and two bad ones. The Good ones were very easy to control, guilt-trip, and satisfy her whims, since they were rich and old. And so bored was she of them that she "did not prize their love." She nagged, projected, and created false rumors to keep them disciplined and loyal to her, to make them believe she was virtuous and faithful (she confesses she was neither). Above all things, she is proud of being a woman of vice. She believes God gave her that lustful gift to procreate, since there's not many virgins that can push forth the human race. The bad ones (younger, colder, and equally lecherous) were the ones she loved the most, especially the fifth one. Their love was dangerous, on the brink of collapsing, which is why she treasured it even more. Throughout all of them, she made sure there was another man in her life beside her husband, in case the former died or escaped. I think her tale is an amalgamation of the type of men she bedded. The knight starts out rambunctious, uncaring, and selfish. Through the threat of death, he desperately tries to find what women want the most. With this knowledge, he submits his will to that of the old woman, who chooses to be his beautiful wife, even though that implies she will be unfaithful to him.

[@Ohohhohoh]

@@megaultradamn This analysis made more sense

[@michellesimmons2756]

but it is a gender issue...

[@Bossinette623]

@@michellesimmons2756more or less

[@lalas181]

Everything here is so well animated, but I have to marvel at how the horse specifically is animated. Those things are tough as hell to draw, and from what I've heard they're notoriously nightmarish to animate. The fact that the horse's animation is just as good if not even a little bit better than the humans' is a total testimony to just how skilled this animator is.

[@Martyre20]

Thankyou for this, they should show it in schools, when they're teaching sex ed. Above all, consent is the most important part of sex, and respect follows close second.

[@cimmicacocoa2370]

Love how she animates - so full of movement and life

[@Matt_0716]

We had to watch this in my senior year English class. People thought it was freaky at first, but it is a pretty nice story. At least I think so.

[@nickjakusi7396]

I saw it in my senior year too

[@nickjakusi7396]

I saw it in my senior year too

[@lemonkes8618]

Im in my fourth year right now and we have to learn about the middle ages of england

[@honeysucle10]

"I saved your life, what have I done wrong? Tell me, I'll change..." Aw, that part broke my heart. I'm glad it ended on a good note for her. The shapeshifting scene was absolutely mesmerizing, and this entire animation is just so stellar.

[@jonhayashi1]

This animation makes me think of that old saying,"beauty is only skin deep!" The hand drawn animation style reminds me of Richard Williams' A Christmas Carol special that he produced with Chuck Jones in the 1970s! It has the voice of Alister Sim, the best Scrooge ever! I have that special on video tape but I would love to see a remastered version of it! I love how Quinn's hand drawn animation revels so joyfully in it being hand drawn! I look forward to later parts of this Canterbury version!

[@LauraxLovesxYoux]

I always assumed it was the mother of the girl who was raped, her hand releasing the flower at the end sort of suggests a loss of life. However it could be the death of her purity and innocence. And I don't think anyone can look for one moral to this story...

[@JacklynHyde917]

This is the best rendition of this tale I have ever seen. Thank you!

[@JamesLovesGames118]

This was fucking nightmare fuel when I was a kid. Though the knight deserved it, which I didn’t know back then.

[@MajorCarrales]

I greatly enjoyed this....I think that Chaucer (in my opinion) had the better handle of the Human condition more than the later Shakespeare, who is always credited with knowing it best. In all honestly, there is something about Canterbury Tales that I find ripe with potential. Shakespeare has always seemed distant in that even the stories, as good as they are, would not be what the average person would find amusing.

[@blackbird163]

wonderfully animated

[@TheNissy12]

I think you did a really good job interpreting the story, not to mention show what many don't dare to speak about or want to know. That is the problem with society, we need to know certain things in order to fix them.

[@jakey56569]

Watched this today in English class really freaked me out

[@Broken_Glasss]

So did I 0-o....

[@maliquewwe13]

+BrokenGlass043 same

[@jackrobinson8226]

+maliquewwe13 so did my class!

[@lucasbi6zt]

Same

[@danielashekun7001]

Same and it was disgusting mostly at the end

[@harrietlyall1991]

Of all the Canterbury pilgrims, surely the Wife of Bath is the most vital and relatable. What a woman she is, and this video captures her personality brilliantly.

[@thephilippineweeb6609]

Moral Lesson is to be considerate and be kind to your wife not just your wife but to all women

[@LadyRyuga]

I love the way it's illustrated! I love the colours also!!! Just brilliant!!!

[@PheonixRising2988]

This makes a good story on the reflection of rape. A woman bound against her will while her flesh is defiled. A man who gives into his pleasures and desires having his way as he wants it. She is broken and shamed, tearful and afraid. The man is made to answer for his crime, before a woman no less is his life on the line. His life in her hand she gives him a lesson she hopes he can understand. Bound against his desire he must answer her riddle less he expire. A year he travels far, across fields, oceans, plains, and the bar. No satisfaction he is given and ultimately he returns emotionally riven. Upon the path back home he encounters upon the path an old crone. The answer she does give him for a price, "you must grant my next request.," she said so nice. Agree he does and journeys back, confident now with no slack. He knows his answer he must tax, for if he be wrong his neck shall taste the axe. Present himself he does and fulfills his lady's request, His answer stills her and all in her midst. His life spared and his quest won, he begins to leave but is soon made undone. The old crone should be there claiming his oath, declaring marriage for them both. With cries of laughter and irony fill the air, the knight crumbles in fear and despair. He does not want this but must concede, for a knight's oath must he always heed. Sullen and torn, his face tearful and scorn, He takes her to his home. The man made to wed a crone now must take her to bed and give her his bone. Disgusted and broken he recedes, and gives up all protest and completely concedes. The old crone has won her way and now this young man show make her day. From old and frail to young and pale she turns herself into a maiden girl. Surprised and taken aback, he drops his pants and attacks. In the bed do they struggle into ecstasy while her witchery continues to befuddle. A young man given to pleasure, lost in himself to her own leisure.

[@joannaquinn8788]

Wow!!

[@zoeyencinares8956]

Well said

[@senoragarabato]

This is a jewell of animation...Joanna Quinn is a Goodness!

[@joannaquinn8788]

Thank you so much :)

[@hallohallo1332]

Excellent.Thanks very much.

[@zorgzarg9849]

It's worth noting that of all the answers the knight got, the witch's answer is actually the worst, and least true. Whatever women want, they certainly don't want a milksop husband or boyfriend to yank around. The notion that a woman wants domination over her mate is simply a projection of male anxieties.

[@claudiatarnai6199]

I’d have to disagree. Given that the Canterbury Tales were written in the 1400s, where even the idea of women having any sort of agency was ludicrous, women wishing to be sovereign over husband and lover is quite telling. Freedom of existing, and being seen as a superior in a relationship, as a woman in a patriarchal society would be something a woman would most desire.

[@Schlachthaus999]

Lost nearly all faith in my generation when 5 fellas lold at the rape scene during English IV today.

[@Courzilla]

Wow, that's some great animation and voice acting!

[@DaisyB8]

my old English teacher showed this to a class of year 7 not knowing it was adult themed LOL!! :)

[@zebedeezing4181]

I watched this with my class today but my english teacher was fine with it and so was I, but most of the other girls (I'm in an all girls school) started cringing and looking away. Luckily for me, I'm already full of sin.

[@janezaccari1854]

@@zebedeezing4181 THAT MADE ME CACKLE-

[@petershen7949]

The animation is pretty dope.

[@glowworm2]

I remember watching this series in 12th grade literature class because we were learning English literature. I was quite fascinated and at the same time disgusted with this tale. There's another similar tale of Arthurian legend called Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady--which asks the same question--and ends the same way--except the old woman in question is actually under a curse, and Gawain is valiant and selfless--he's doing it to save King Arthur from being killed. This version is rape free.

[@CherryBootielicious]

To all the people saying "wtf" have you even read Angela Carter's Bloody Chamber? Study some English Literature and the context... Then your eyes would have truly seen some shit. (You also begin to look at art like this and see context)

[@WinterlyHeights]

One of my favourites of the Canterbury Tales episodes!

[@helenamaria710]

Great drawing skills here!🤩

[@TalynStormcrow]

I remember this from the first time it was on TV. I loved them all but this one especially. I remember reading it out loud to my class in highschool in old English as well. Only when put to people with the full ribald and earthy character as Chaucer intended do the stories really grab people.

[@AkashKumar-iq8wg]

this was amazing

[@deborahbajard2733]

this is actually pretty good. There are some stuff i know people would cringe at, but nevertheless its good

[@thephilippineweeb6609]

Deborah Bajard nah bot really I kinda like it

[@anasaem]

This was so excellent.

[@Peterpeturis55]

My English teacher senior year showed this to my class

[@mysoulitches9858]

A lot of people here because of english class (I have no idea what that might be), but I have to do a monograph and got really freaked out because of the ending, though it was really amazing. I didn't quite get if she really became that young lady or if she just made him see that. I like to think the second thing as the real ending, it's amazing

[@joannaquinn8788]

Thank you for your comment and sorry to freak you out! I had planned that the woman at the end is ACTUALLY OLD but he sees her as young. It is like a spell over him. The ending seems to give a lot of people nightmares from reading all these comments. That wasn't my intention! :)

[@mysoulitches9858]

@@joannaquinn8788 that ending is pure gold, and it gave me an idea of what to think of the tale since the idea of really turning into a young lady is way too happy, it really helped me in my monograph too, so this was a top tier adaptation (and again, that ending, is soooo magnificent, even though it was scary at the first watch)

[@joannaquinn8788]

@@mysoulitches9858 Excellent news!

[@SuperPwner17]

I actually found it on the internet, thank you!

[@esa2419]

the style is so nostalgic, it makes me happy despite the dire tone.

[@darumakunto4323]

I had to do a project of this for my English 4 and I'm so happy I did. A comic to make of this tale was so much fun and everyone in the class love it. This tale is a bit sad, but was worth working on ^^

[@devour1372]

I love it! Great animation and story!

[@doth2471]

We watched the series in class then when it came to this story, everyone was like (0'O'0) wtf? And I was like "XD hahahaha" was I the only one who found the story kinda funny? Not the rape part but the reaction of the knight when the old woman was like "Take me as your wife"

[@Chocobo0Scribe]

Saw this in school today...I have been slightly traumatized and I can no longer see the Charmin toilet paper commercials the same way agian.

[@blackheart456]

Why.?

[@Jordannadroj20]

Fantastic animation

[@suqarpi31]

I love this ! i think this is the best tale

[@liveforlife2494]

Shoutout to all the people who had to watch this in English class and were slightly traumatized for life.

[@stephpyle06]

Omg I've been looking for this everywhere! Thank you for uploading!

[@jaredyoshino5179]

Saw this on English class and OMG it freaked me out when I saw it

[@fizzwhistler]

Who did the stop motion work on this marvelous piece?

[@tiakushniruk7744]

Joanna quinn! So cool

[@CaddlesCrayon]

holy crap the end of that was nightmare fuel

[@RichardDeDappere]

this is just beautifull a peace of real art

[@missmidnightroses]

this is the most fucking terrifying thing i've ever seen.

[@Moircuus]

Lovely animation, as always

[@Gogurtfun]

@BerylProductions I dearly enjoyed this video, it helped me very much in my understanding, can you please upload the whole Canterbury movie? I love your work.

[@mattmit]

I love Joanna Quinns animation!

[@VALENCIAOM]

En el “Cuento de la mujer de Bath”, Chaucer relata la historia de uno de los caballeros del rey Arturo que, “cierto día, cuando regresaba a su hogar excitado después de una cacería”, encontró de pronto en su senda a una joven y la violó. Este crimen casi le cuesta la vida, que salvó porque la Reina y sus damas decidieron perdonarlo, pues Arturo dejó el destino del caballero en manos de aquélla. La Reina le dice al caballero que conservará su vida si puede responder a esta pregunta: “¿Qué es lo que casi todas las mujeres desean?” Le concede un año y un día para regresar al castillo y, teniendo la sentencia de muerte como única alternativa, el caballero acepta. Como cabe imaginar, transcurre el año, llega el último día, y el caballero se dirige de regreso al castillo sin haber encontrado la respuesta. Esta vez se topa con una vieja (“una bruja tan fea como la imaginación pueda soñar”), sentada en una pradera, quien le dice las siguientes palabras casi proféticas: “Caballero, por aquí no hay camino con salida”. Al enterarse de la situación en que se encuentra, la vieja le dice que conoce la respuesta y que se la revelará si él jura que “cualquiera sea la cosa que os pida después, la haréis si está a vuestro alcance”. Enfrentando una vez más con una elección entre dos alternativas (la muerte o el deseo de la bruja, cualquiera sea éste), elige naturalmente el segundo y conoce entonces el secreto (“Casi todas las mujeres desean ser soberanas y gobernar por sobre sus maridos y salirse con la suya en el amor”). Esta respuesta satisface plenamente a las damas de la corte pero la bruja, habiendo cumplido con su parte del trato, exige ahora que el caballero la despose. La noche de la boda, el caballero yace junto a su esposa sumida en honda desesperación, incapaz de superar la repulsión que su fealdad le causa. Por fin, la bruja vuelve a presentarle dos alternativas: o la acepta tan fea como es y ella será una esposa fiel y obediente toda su vida, o se transformará en una joven hermosa, pero nunca le será fiel. El caballero medita durante largo tiempo sobre las dos posibilidades y, finalmente, no elige ninguna de ellas sino que se niega a elegir. Esta culminación del relato está contenida en su única frase: “No elijo a ninguna de las dos”. En ese momento la bruja se transforma no sólo en una hermosa joven sino también en una esposa fiel y obediente. Para el caballero, la mujer aparece como virgen inocente, una reina, una bruja y una prostituta, pero su poder sobre él es el mismo bajo todas estas apariencias hasta que deja de sentirse obligado a elegir y a caer en otra situación desesperada y, en cambio, llega a poner en duda la necesidad de la elección en sí misma. 1 1. Compárese esto con un famoso koan Zen (una meditación paradójica) expresado por Tai-hui con una vara de bambú: “Si llamas a esto una vara, afirmas: si dices que no es una vara, niegas. Más allá de la afirmación y la negación, ¿cómo la llamarías?” Este relato constituye también un notable retrato de la psicología femenina y, en tal sentido, fue objeto de un interesante análisis por parte de Stein. En nuestro marco conceptual, diríamos que en tanto esta clase de mujer pueda atrapar al hombre en un doble vínculo por medio de una inacabable ilusión de alternativas (y, desde luego, en tanto el hombre no pueda librarse de ella), ella tampoco puede ser libre y permanece atrapada en una ilusión de alternativas que implica como únicas elecciones posibles la fealdad o la promiscuidad.

[@vianeyy92]

Gracias! me acabas de ayudar muchisimo para acabar mi tarea jaja

[@BowedOak1]

This is gorgeous, thank you so much!

[@racheleaston43]

The fishnet dress just never caught on in Medieval England.

[@DKcoolhusna04]

Thanks alot 4 posting this, doing wife of bath now in english.

[@disneyfreaksXIII]

what has been seen cannot be unseen

[@glowworm2]

Not to mention, it is Arthur who is at risk of being killed--Gawain marries the hag to save Arthur's life--and is rewarded for it because he breaks the hag's curse. Also, there is no rape in that version.

[@mapreader]

@princess1 It's part of the Animated Canterbury Tales. You can find the DVD on Amazon UK.

[@anasaem]

Sometimes 'virgin' just refers to a young unmarried woman. he could tell that by looking at her and her clothing.

[@docemelization]

My teacher has it in VHS and it's actually very old. Ebay or Craig's List maybe?

[@mattpopemusic]

no but the man does everything the woman says. Chaucer was against man being superior the woman, and Alyson, the Wife of Bath, challenges man's superiority with a water-tight argument. All you've done is seen what happens in this video and apply a crude allegory, I cannot believe this is a top comment

[@9foxgrl15]

my senior english class saw this last may. we were flipping out.

[@ObserveReality]

And thus they live, unto hir lyves ende, In parfit Ioye "And thus they lived, unto their lives end, in perfect love." hahaha

[@TheAndinsky]

to follow but it is definitely worth reading it - you will hardly be able to stop before the end.

[@Myfaspoohbear]

excellent excellent video!!!!

[@pizzaforeveryone]

amazing work.

[@mastodontedepapel4593]

Quinn es una GENIAAAAA !!!!

[@Mspamplemousse1]

well sort of yes but he is broken and let the woman be in controle. you could say he learned his lesson but yeah it does not seem quite punishment enough.

[@zlovescars]

Throwing up

[@artschoolgrrl]

I gotta say, setting a rapist free is not the smartest thing the queen could have done, and that knight is no prize - why would the old hag want to soil her bed with his "loving"?

[@vdag94]

wow, this is amazing.

[@gomamon15]

I have an exam on this tomorrow in my english lit class in russia, everything was iin russian sooo yeah i am watching them online now..

[@MrChaoscheese]

do you have this one in middle english?

[@glowworm2]

I have read the tale myself. I'm very into folk and fairy tales.

[@theAmazingMonk]

man i was trippin balls watching that

[@ObserveReality]

@littleduck135 He gets a beautiful lady who is always faithful and obedient to him in the end. He let her have sovreignty in marriage, and she rewarded him by giving him both beauty and loyalty. And yeah, he lives happily ever after with her. I mean, read it.

[@DigitaIL0VE]

Marvelous.

[@ngoany9869]

I love the story ...so interesting...but is there a lesson to learn....?

[@raptorgator]

Don't be a rapist 😁

[@queenblueberrypie2318]

Pretty good story

[@DoubleDDD100]

@SinfulAlchemist The Moral is that you should treat women fairly and give them a chance

[@ObserveReality]

@Moonstone2732 The canterbury tales are awesome, and this one is one of the best, with the Shipman's tale and the Reves tale rivaling it. but you have to actually read it to get it. this skims it pretty fast, I think its awesome artwork, but I'm glad I read it before watching this, if I hadn't i wouldn't be able to fill in the gaps and could interpret it fairly differently. I should make my own cartoon of it lol.

[@LeeAnnOfAlderaan]

We watched this in English class and this was my favorite animation though we didn't get to see the whole thing (I really wanted to see the Miller's tale) I went to an estate sale and found and old text book with a short bit about Chaucer's works, a guide to Middle English pronuncation and terms, and The Canterbury Tales in its original writing form.

[@TheNissy12]

wow this is a really good video. how did you do it?

[@aboutashow]

We just watched this in school- arghhh, it was so awkward!

[@coreymikeal922]

I watched this in English class 2 days ago lol I died

[@TehManofMusic]

In Chaucer's time men were superior to women. Notice that even at the end of the Wife of Bath's tale the man gets everything he wanted. His life is spared and he gets married to a beautiful yet faithful woman.

[@that_snkfan139]

Thank god I thought I was the only one who realized. Like Wtf is wrong this story. I mean I get that this was written hundreds of years ago whem society was ALOT different but still I mean where is the moral. Cause I dont see how this man got what he deserved. In the end he got to marry a beautiful shape-shifting witch... witches these days have such low standards smh😂😂

[@jjpatterson7201]

Disaster Master Oh sweetie you ain’t.

[@Jordyyyyy2011]

I saw this in my English class at school, today. Kinda fucked up, but an interesting story.

[@TheYrange]

@stephpyle06 Hey do u know of anyother animations of canterbury tales on youtube?

[@ellwort]

I don't know - but I've always read "maistrie" (here called "sovereignty)" as self-determination, i.e, sole power over oneself and one's own destiny (pro-choice), which is pretty much what this anachronistic male-chauvanist culture has denied women for too many centuries: "Doesn't play well with others - difficulty with sharing" I dream that it's not a big competition. A battle for the upper hand may lead to everyboy drowning, Peace - Gylany

[@rotchelyntebelin1287]

Try to love a person even if he/she's ugly

[@TheYrange]

OMG I remember watching this on the television when i was little. I love the canterbury tales animations - do u know of or have any more x

[@11ikechukwu]

I wish you could make one for the wife of bath prologue

[@xninjajjx]

The most horrifying claymation I've ever seen, seriously. The animation's cool though.

[@sepia7zebra]

What's the claymation from? It looks similiar to a video my class had to watch.

[@Ezechiel61]

Thank u

[@custodioCj]

Right after the knight asked the first guy, what was that he answered? Didnt understand it.. :D