The two stories “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” and “ Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady” are compatible in some aspects; they also differ in very big ways. “The Wife of Bath” tale is very much influenced by the old folk tale, though she does make some changes to it to fit her own agenda. In the old folk tale Gawain is very humble, modest and willing to put his honor and happiness on the line to save the kings reputation,“Sire, I beg you, let me defend you! Grant me the quest, that I may be the one to save the honour of my King!”. The wife of Bath changes the aspect of the knight because she thinks about her fifth husband in her own version of the story. Her own relationship with Jenkin was a very abusive one. The only reason that he was her favorite
