Grisilde of this, God woot, ful innocent,
That for hire shapen was al this array,
To fecchen water at a welle is went.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Clerk’s Tale. Griselda knows nothing of the lavish wedding plans and splendour prepared for her by Walter. For the Marquis has not revealed to the public the woman he will marry. On the day of the wedding, Griselda is taking her responsibilities as a poor working woman seriously, fetching water from the well.