The Wife of Bath mentions that she was once good looking and this, as with Emily in "The Knight's Tale", has attracted many pursuers. Unlike Emily, however, the Wife of Bath's appearance is described, by the other pilgrims, as "with gaping teeth... as wide as a shield or plaque... and her buttocks large" (Chaucer 15) . The Wife of Bath still has power over men, but not because of her natural appearance and more because of her sexual prowess, her extravagant clothes and her provocative manner