Clothing
When Walter marries Grisilde, "for that nothyng of hir
olde geere / She sholde brynge into his hous," he orders his maids to
strip her naked where she stands and dress her in the clothes that he ha...
Allegory
The
Clerk claims that he tells his tale not to counsel women to behave like
Grisilde (which would be unlikely), "but for that every wight in his
degree / Sholde be constant in adversitee / As was G...