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At first, why is the knight in "The Wife of Bath’s Tale" not punished for his violent crime against the maiden?
A. because the public believes the knight did not commit the crime
B. because the knight argues his case to the king and wins him over
C. because the queen petitions the king to show mercy to the knight
D. because the knight is too valuable to the kingdom to be punished

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The knight is not punished because the queen asks the king to show mercy to the knight, as shown in option C.

We can arrive at this answer because:

  • The knight committed a very serious crime with a court maiden.
  • This crime demanded that he be severely punished, however, the queen, enchanted by his beauty and wanting to teach him a lesson, asks the king to have mercy and allows the knight to have a chance to apologize for what he has done.

For this reason, the queen launches a challenge to the knight. She claims that if he finds out what women's greatest desire is, he will be spared his crime.

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