What does the depiction of the king's justice most likely represent? Read the passage from "The Lady, or the Tiger." It mattered not that he might already possess a wife and family, or that his affections might be engaged upon an object of his own selection; the king allowed no such subordinate arrangements to interfere with his great scheme of retribution and reward.
A.the wisdom of a good leader
B. the love of a people for the king
C.the carelessness of the ruling class
D.the rewards of a job well done