is the wife of bath from noble class?

Question

in the canterbury tales, is the wife of bath a person of nobility?

Answer 1

No.

"The wife of Bath is a tough woman with a mind of her own and she is not afraid to speak it. She intimidates men and woman alike due to the strength she possesses. But instead of showing this as a positive characteristic, Chaucer makes her toothless and ugly. However, Chaucer, instead of portraying her low-social class as shameful, Chaucer showed that she is actually prudent and eloquent. Chaucer sympathizes with her because he himself was considered low-class."
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(She actually has a gap between her teeth. Probably she worked herself up to the merchant class, and made good use of her husbands!)
http://www.stjohnsithaca.org/Thoughts/Chaucer'sWifeofBath.html
http://www.iusb.edu/~journal/2002/jacobs_1/jacobs.html

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

yes she is