Bitching about Medieval Literature

Deceit


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The second day continues with three stories about wives who get away with their lies and their lovers. In the first (7.2), a lover's presence is explained as a potential purchaser of a tub. In the second (7.3), the wife explains her lover's presence as him curing her child of a deadly illness. And in the third (7.4), a husband's plan to catch his wife out is turned on its head, and he gets caught out instead.


CONTENT WARNINGS: In general, deceit and infidelity (obviously). In the second story, a toddler is in the same room as adults having sex (no interaction during). Also, a character is told that his child nearly died (as an excuse for his wife's lover to be present). In the third story, a wife encourages her husband to develop a habit of getting so drunk he passes out, so that she can cheat. When she is discovered and he locks her out, she threatens suicide, then makes him think she has done it. She then loudly accuses her husband of being a slanderous drunkard by lying about his behaviour, which induces her relatives to beat him up.

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Bitching about Medieval LiteratureBy Gwen verch David

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