In all the parish there was no goodwife should offering make before her, on my life; and if one did, indeed, so wroth was she it put her out of all her charity. her kerchiefs were of finest weave and ground; i dare swear that they weighed a full ten pound which, of a sunday, she wore on her head. her hose were of the choicest scarlet red, close gartered, and her shoes were soft and new. bold was her face, and fair, and red of hue. she'd been respectable throughout her life, with five churched husbands bringing joy and strife, not counting other company in youth; but thereof there's no need to speak, in truth. based on this passage, and what you know of medieval society, which best describes the wife of bath? a. a charitable, well-dressed divorcee b. an extravagant, lustful, veteran widow. c. a passionate advocate for woman's rights d. a typical representation of middle class wifehood.

throughout the ancient epic of gilgamesh, the protagonist, gilgamesh of course, exhibited many character traits that made him a true epic hero. one great trait that gilgamesh acquires of an epic hero is that he's a courageous and confident leader. in the text enkidu is too afraid to fight, but he's positive that gilgamesh has the ability to triumph against humbaba. gilgamesh tells enkidu to not be afraid and then continues on to remind him of all the victories he's had against similar foe. gilgamesh proves that he's confident by encouraging enkidu and shows he's courageous when enkidu ask gilgamesh to battle humbaba alone because he knows that gilgamesh will reign victorious.

another characteristic that makes gilgamesh an epic hero is that he's brave and takes risks. "dread surged through gilgamesh, terror flooded his muscles, his heart froze, his mouth went dry, his legs shook, his feet were rooted to the ground. / gilgamesh felt his courage return. they charged at humbaba like two wild bulls." when reading the first part of the quote you see that gilgamesh is terrified of humbaba, and realizing that humbaba is the antagonist he's about to battle is taking a big risk. gilgamesh soon shows how brave he is by not letting his fear of humbaba overtake him, instead he went charging into the face of fear and triumphs.