Wife of bath Tale

[chicagobears]

hello this is a part of the wife of bath tale. Can you tell me what is the important of this passage. How it realtes or fits in the passage or story as a whole? Explain as much as you can please
Wife of Bath Tale

891: And happed that, allone as he was born,
892: He sawgh a maide walkynge him biforn,
893: Of which maide anoon, maugree hir heed,
894: By verray force, he rafte hir maidenheed;
895: For which oppressioun was swich clamour
896:And swich pursuite unto the King Arthour,
897: That dampned was this knight for to be deed,
898: By cours of lawe, and sholde han lost his heed --
899: Paraventure swich was the statut tho --
900: But that the queene and othere ladies mo
901: So longe prayeden the king of grace,
902: Til he his lif him graunted in the place,
903: And yaf him to the queene, al at hir wille,
904: To chese wheither she wolde him save or spille.
905: The queene thanked the king with al hir myght,
906: An

please explain in detail. as much info as possible

[Charles Darnay]

Are you having trouble understanding the lines or just too lazy to think it out for yourself? if it is the first than perhaps a summery would help.

: And happed that, allone as he was born,
892: He sawgh a maide walkynge him biforn,
893: Of which maide anoon, maugree hir heed,
894: By verray force, he rafte hir maidenheed;
895: For which oppressioun was swich clamour
896:And swich pursuite unto the King Arthour,
897: That dampned was this knight for to be deed,
898: By cours of lawe, and sholde han lost his heed --
899: Paraventure swich was the statut tho --
900: But that the queene and othere ladies mo
901: So longe prayeden the king of grace,
902: Til he his lif him graunted in the place,
903: And yaf him to the queene, al at hir wille,
904: To chese wheither she wolde him save or spille.
905: The queene thanked the king with al hir myght,
906: An

He was alone and sees a maiden walking and by force "raffe hir maidenhead" (raped her).
He is taken to Arthur for his sentence but Guinivere (the merciful Queen?) pleads to have the knight's fate turned over to her (she will then send him on a quest).

Good luck

[AuntShecky]

The Wife of Bath may have been the first "serial monogamist" in literature:
"Husbands at the Church-door she had five."