But tel me this: why hydestow, with sorwe,
The keyes of thy cheste awey fro me?
It is my good as wel as thyn, pardee!
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Wife of Bath’s Prologue. What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is my own! Marital equality goes out the window if you’re married to the Wife of Bath. In this passage Alison demands the keys of the strongbox from her husband that she claims he is hiding, saying the money is her property as well as his. Her goal is total control over her husband and his wealth.