Why would a 14th-century audience find the miller's insistence on speaking immediately after the knight in Chaucer’s "The Miller’s Tale" to be inappropriate?

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Because the knight's story was not yet completed.Since the miller failed to request permission courteously.Because it was expected that a clergyman would tell the next tale.The miller occupied a much lower social rank than the knight and should have yielded to his superior status.The miller was not a recognized member of the storytelling group.

Explanation

The miller's eagerness to speak immediately after the knight would have been seen as improper because social hierarchy dictated that those of lower rank, like the miller, should show deference to higher-ranking individuals such as the knight.