In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” what is the significance of “barley bread” ?

Barley bread suggests the heroine’s state as a fallen woman.

Barley bread provides an example of medieval estates satire.

Barley bread represents the wife’s answer to the belief that virginity is superior to marriage.

Barley bread signifies Chaucer’s use of alliterative verse.

In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” what is the significance of “bar

1.	In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” what is the significance of “barley bread” ?
A.	Barley bread provides an example of medieval estates satire.
B.	Barley bread represents the wife’s answer to the belief that virginity is superior to marriage.
C.	Barley bread suggests the heroine’s state as a fallen woman.
D.	Barley bread signifies Chaucer’s use of alliterative verse.
Answer» C. Barley bread suggests the heroine’s state as a fallen woman.