From line 9, the narrator describes her clothes, made “of finely woven ground”: all that she wears is elegant and precious and this indicate that the Wife were an aristocratic woman, this characteristic adds importance to her character.

Next, the narrator focuses the reader attention in the particulars of her face, bold, handsome and red, that allude to the scarlet red hose, mentioned some lines before.

After that, the narrator tells the reader about the animated past of the woman: she had lots of husbands and she travelled all around the world, so she was and she is an independent woman. She travelled as she seduced men and it means that she wasn’t a real religious woman.

The narrator ends the characterization giving some information about her appearance.

She had gap-teeth and she was riding a horse, that it wasn’t strange considering the time period of the text, but it was unusual for aristocratic women: it is another sign of the independence of the woman.

All that she wore were big and large. She probably dressed in this manner to attract people’s attention. She wore also a long mantel that concealed her large hips, and large hips is signal of maternity and fertility.

The narrator ends the text underlining again her social spirit and her aptitude in being together with people.