Topic > The influence of religion in Chaucer's The Canterbury...

Bath found it difficult to follow the same journey as a Christian, due to personally experiencing the system of humanism that prohibited her from accepting the divine law of Christianity. The Christian belief towards marriage is that people must get married before making love. Marriage is very important to show commitment between two people. If there were no evidence of marriage to present to congress and God, this would mean that people would not be allowed to engage in sexual activity; led to it not being able to be fruitful. This concept sounds good, but Bath believes people are abusing the act of marriage. The man abuses this and uses this opportunity to control the woman's every move. Forcing their dominance down a woman's throat. Bath had no choice but to believe that the idea of ​​marriage was misunderstood, preventing her from truly understanding the sacred vows behind the fulfillment of a bond between two people. This raised a red flag because marriage was extremely important in the Bath period. Bath's disagreement with divine law regarding marriage represents a new way of thinking. She believes that marriage is a job for the woman who must be supported by her husband. “The first night