Available Answers

1. 1.

   What would you have done if you were the princess?

2. 2.

   How did the king use the public arena to mete out his own brand of justice?

3. 3.

   What reasons did the king have to consider this method fair and impartial?

4. 4.

   Why was this method of administering justice popular with the masses? Which side are you on-the masses or the thinking part of the community? Why?

5. 5.

   On what ground did the king object to the young courtier who loved his daughter?

6. 6.

   Comment on the observation. No matter how the affair turned out, the youth would be disposed of. What does this tell you about the king?