1)What did Arveragus promise his wife about marriage?  How does this promise compare with the  Wife of Bath's ideas of marriage ? 2

1)What did Arveragus promise his wife about marriage?  How does this promise compare with the  Wife of Bath's ideas of marriage ?

2. Who is Aurelius?  What does he say to Dorigen?  How does she respond?

3. What promise does she make to him?  Why does she feel safe making this promise?

4. How does Aurelius react?  Who hears his prayers?

5. How are his prayers answered?  How does Dorigen react when she discovers what he has accomplished?

6. How does her husband react when she confesses to him the problem?

7. What type of job is "franklin"?  What role does he have in his society?

8. What does the magician tell him at the end of the story?

9. Why does Chaucer include Franklin in his stories? Does he criticize this character?