Question

Why did the king ask such foolish questions to the Abbot of Canterbury?​

Answer 1

Answer:

So the cruel and plotted king planned to put the Abbot to death. He called Abbott and asked three nonsense questions and command to give right answer within two weeks. the question were:(i) What was the worth of the king??(ii) How much time would he take to go round the world.(iii) What was the king thinking right then??

Answer 2

Answer: Because the king was jealous of the rising popularity and the way Abbott was living his life.

Explanation:

• King John, an autocrat who controlled England with cruelty and power and wanted to rule over all of the people. He became jealous of the Abbot of Canterbury's rising popularity and way of living. He invited him to his castle to solve three riddles in order to save his life.

• He posed such foolish questions in an effort to put an end to the better life that the abbot was leading than he was. He also wanted the abbot's entire domain because he knew that the abbot could not possibly have the answers to such questions.

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