Question

Read the lines from The Faerie Queene.

I wote not, whether the revenging steel
Were hardened with that holy water dew,
Wherein he fell, or sharper edge did feel,
Or his baptized hands now greater grew;
Or other secret virtue did ensue;
Else never could the force of fleshly arm,
Nor molten metal in his blood embrew;
For till that stownd could never wight him harm,
By subtlety, nor slight, nor might, nor mighty charm.
Which response correctly explains the meaning of ensue in the lines?
A. Ensue means "seek repayment"
B. Ensue means "chase"; .
C. Ensue means "result from something"; .
D. Ensue means "go before";

Answer 1

C. Ensue means "result from something";

Step-by-step explanation:

In the case of this poem called The Faerie Queene, the word ensue indicates that there is a possibility for an unknown power to have originated from the Redcrosse Knight or the weapon he carries with him, as it comes after a supposedly secret virtue.