Similarities Between Gawain And The Green Knight And Beowulf
Marcella Reyes
Dr. Ralph Stevens
Mid-Term Exam
17 October 2016
Midterm
1. In the discussion in Unit two, my group and I gave a definition of an heroic epic of literature is a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by events. Out of the two Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Beowulf hands down is the ultimate heroic epic of literature. As I mentioned in the discussion group. After reading the work, He showed all those traits mostly at the beginning to Hrothgar. "Beowulf, my friend, you have traveled here to favor us with help and to fight for us." The arrogance was with Unferth about his swimming match between Beowulf and Breca. " Time and again, foul things attacked me, lurking …show more content…
In the modern sense of the term "liberated woman", the wife of bath in my opinion is a “liberated woman”for she has the freedom of choice. A woman who is able to do what she feels is right, without being constantly judged or restricted in any way by society, within the bounds of the law, is a liberated woman. It doesn't matter what her choice may be. "A wys womman wol bisye hire evere in oon To gete hire love, ye, ther as she hath noon.” This is the first of many pronouncements about what a woman should do. Most of these pronouncements are concerned with teaching women how to place themselves in a position with the upper hand in a relationship. In the Wife's prologue the author gives The Wife of Bath a view of marriage that no one had ever image of and then followed by a tale that proves her views to be correct. She expresses her views with such conviction and such determined assurance in being correct that no one could argue with her logic. “We love no man that taketh kepe or charge Wher that we goon; we wol ben at oure large”. Here the Wife demonstrates that a woman desires to be in the party of ascendancy, not only over herself, but also over her husband. As she unfolds her life story in her prologue, she reveals that women are the head of the household, but a man is no match for a woman. The saying of Happy Wife, Happy Life was started in the 16th and 17th century, at least the idea of
Dr. Ralph Stevens
Mid-Term Exam
17 October 2016
Midterm
1. In the discussion in Unit two, my group and I gave a definition of an heroic epic of literature is a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by events. Out of the two Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Beowulf hands down is the ultimate heroic epic of literature. As I mentioned in the discussion group. After reading the work, He showed all those traits mostly at the beginning to Hrothgar. "Beowulf, my friend, you have traveled here to favor us with help and to fight for us." The arrogance was with Unferth about his swimming match between Beowulf and Breca. " Time and again, foul things attacked me, lurking …show more content…
In the modern sense of the term "liberated woman", the wife of bath in my opinion is a “liberated woman”for she has the freedom of choice. A woman who is able to do what she feels is right, without being constantly judged or restricted in any way by society, within the bounds of the law, is a liberated woman. It doesn't matter what her choice may be. "A wys womman wol bisye hire evere in oon To gete hire love, ye, ther as she hath noon.” This is the first of many pronouncements about what a woman should do. Most of these pronouncements are concerned with teaching women how to place themselves in a position with the upper hand in a relationship. In the Wife's prologue the author gives The Wife of Bath a view of marriage that no one had ever image of and then followed by a tale that proves her views to be correct. She expresses her views with such conviction and such determined assurance in being correct that no one could argue with her logic. “We love no man that taketh kepe or charge Wher that we goon; we wol ben at oure large”. Here the Wife demonstrates that a woman desires to be in the party of ascendancy, not only over herself, but also over her husband. As she unfolds her life story in her prologue, she reveals that women are the head of the household, but a man is no match for a woman. The saying of Happy Wife, Happy Life was started in the 16th and 17th century, at least the idea of