The Clerk's Tale by Chauser

When the women are raised thinking that they are not important and the main thing in their lives should be to serve and obey their husband, they lose something very important, their freedom and the things they love. The story of Griselda shows us a clear image about the life of a married woman during medieval times. During the Middle Ages the married women were considered inferior to their husband and did not have the right to make important decisions about their children. They were dominated by their husband, had to serve them, obey and do everything they said. The image of the womanhood that is represented in this story is how patient and obey were the women to their husband during the Middle Age, because Griselda was a poor woman who was tested in so many horrific ways by her husband Walter and she always obeyed and did everything he said. One example of this was when in the story Walter told Griselda he was going to kill her daughter and she didn’t do anything to stop him. Another example was when Walter told Griselda he was going to send her son to live with his sister, and Griselda obediently respond: “ “I have,” said she, “said thus, and every shall: I want nothing, nor will not want any thing, But as you desire. It does not grieve me at all, Thought my daughter and my son be slain-- At your commandment, this is to say. I have no had any part of children two But fist sickness, and after, woe and pain. “you are our lord; do with your own thing Right as you desire; ask no advice from me”(Clerk’s Tale, 645-653). She supported her husband’s decision to obey and please him. As a mother, I can imagine how this poor woman was feeling without being able to do anything to save her children. However, Griselda was doing everything that a married woman during the Middle Age was supposed to do, because to obey and to serve the husband was an important tradition during medieval times. One example of this is in one of my post“ The Comportment Text”, where I talk about the rule that every married women during the Middle Age had to follow, some of them are  to serve and obey their husband, respect and do everything they wanted. Thanks God, the life of a married woman today is different because they can make important decision about themselves and their children.