In Chaucers The Millers Tale, why would the millers determination to speak following the knight appear unsettling to the 14th century audience ?

A. The miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him.

B. The knight had not finished his tale.

C. The miller did not ask politely.

D. A member of the clergy should have spoken next.

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