She wore fine clothing, including scarlet red stockings and a large hat; Chaucer points these out to show her availability and her prosperity. ... Further, the task given the knight by the queen (to find out "what thing it is that women most desire-) is noteworthy because in medieval times, very little attention was paid to what women wanted, even if they were royalty or wealthy. ...

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