The Canterbury Tales · Character
Jenkin
The Wife of Bath's fifth husband, a young clerk.
minor
First appearance: the wife of bath s tale
Jenkin shows up with force in The Prologue. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The Wife of Bath's fifth husband, who reads from a book of wicked wives and strikes her during a quarrel.
Jenkin first appears in 0014 the wife of bath s tale.
In The Prologue: The Wife of Bath's fifth husband, who reads from a book of wicked wives and strikes her during a quarrel.
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- Diverse pilgrims and tale characters
- Lower-class and bawdy characters
- Protagonist
- Comic and authorial figures
- Love, fidelity, and rash promises
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- Closing
This passage marks the story's dramatic climax because it shifts the focus from the external, ritualistic acts…
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