What punishment does the king order for the knight?

What punishment does the king order for the knight?

English 12 – Canterbury Tales – The Wife of Bath’s Tale

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What crime does the knight commit?	rape
What does the King want to do to the Knight as punishment?	behead him
Who asks for mercy for the Knight?	the queen
What question doe sthe Queen ask of the knight?	“find out what women want most to be happy”

Who gets to decide what punishment should be allotted to the knight in the tale The Wife of Bath tales?

But then the queen and other ladies too prayed so long that the king might grant him grace, King Arthur spared him for at least a space; He left him to the queen to do her will… The king might have read the mood of the women around him and decided to allow them to deliver the appropriate punishment to the knight.

Does the Knights punishment fit his crime?

“The Wife of Bath’s Tale” makes a point of how the knight’s punishment fits his crime inasmuch as he must yield power over his body, first to the queen and her court, and finally to the hag he must marry.

Who gave the knight his sentence in the Wife of Bath’s Tale?

the queen
The knight rapes a maiden he sees walking home from the stream one day. As punishment, the queen sentences him to death unless he can answer the question of what women most desire.

What riddle must the knight answer avoid harsh punishment?

When the two appear at court, the young knight provides the answer to the riddle: Women want power over their husbands. The queen acknowledges that this is the correct answer. Staying true to his promise, the young knight does what is next asked of him by the old woman: he marries her.

What is ultimately ironic about the Knights punishment?

The irony of this story is the fact that the Knight committed a crime against a woman where he had complete control over her, yet a woman has control over him in the end!

What changes does the queen make in the Knight’s sentence?

The king decrees that his punishment will be death for his crime, but the queen convinces her husband to change the punishment. Instead, she wants the knight to find out what it is that women want. She gives him a year and a day to go on a quest to determine what it is that women most desire.

What was King Arthur’s punishment for the Knight?

His punishment was to find the answer to the question. In this tale, the Wife of Bath tells of a knight who saw a young woman and raped her. When King Arthur heard about this, he was extremely angry and he ordered that the knight should be executed. But then the queen intercedes with King Arthur.

What was the Knight’s punishment in the wife of Bath?

He gave up the quest and was ready to face his demise before he met a woman who helped him. His punishment was to find the answer to the question. In this tale, the Wife of Bath tells of a knight who saw a young woman and raped her.

Why did the Knight give up his quest?

The knight talked to many different women in hopes of finding a definitive answer to the queen’s questions, but the answers he received were not conclusive. He gave up the quest and was ready to face his demise before he met a woman who helped him. His punishment was to find the answer to the question.