Read the excerpt from the “wife of bath’s tale” in which she relates the story of a knight who has committed a criminal offense, and his punishment by the queen.

king arthur spared him for at least a space;
he left him to the queen to do her will,
to choose to save or order them to kill.

the queen then the king with all her might,
and after this the queen spoke with the knight
when she saw opportunity one day.
“for you,” she said, “things stand in such a way
you can’t be sure if you’re to live or not.
i’ll grant you life if you can tell me what
it is that women most desire. beware
the iron ax, your neckbone now to spare!
and if you cannot tell me right away,
i’ll give you leave, a twelvemonth and a day,
that you may go to seek, that you might find
an answer that is of sufficient kind.”

which options best explain the relationship between the narrator and her story?

(select all that apply.)

the canterbury tales

(a) the narrator’s motivation, like the queen’s, is to educate men about women.
(b) the narrator believes that the knight should have been killed instead of being allowed to go on a quest.
(c) the narrator’s motivation, like the queen’s, is to humiliate the king.
(d) the narrator believes men should allow women the freedom to make choices.