How would you describe the Knight?

The
knight at first appears to be a bad
character. The tale begins with the knight raping a woman he
finds alone in a
deserted place. No explanation is given for his behavior, and the sense is
that
such crimes are all too common. It is only when the many people petition
the king that the
knight is brought to trial.

When the
knight receives his sentence, which is
to travel for a year and a day trying
to find out what women want most, he obeys and travels far
and wide in search
of this wisdom. When he finds the aged fairy, who reveals to him that women

want to be masters, he is relieved and agrees to do something for the fairy in
returnmarry her!
The knight is revulsed but honors his word. But when it is
time to consummate the marriage, he
balks. The fairy makes him a deal: he can
enjoy her as she is, old and ugly, and have a happy
marriage, or she can
become young and lovely, but disgrace the knight and make him a cuckold. In

exasperation, the knight decides to let her choose! By...