The Canterbury Tales

Wife of bath

why does Chaucer begin the knight’s reponse with “ a piteous groan? In lines 374-381

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The knight had to make a hard decision hence the groan. The old lady made a deal with the knight, he could have her old and ugly, but loyal or he could have a young and beautiful wife that he could not trust; when presented with the choice the knight chose to let the woman decide. “The knight thought long, and with a piteous groan at last he said....

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