When we hear the word knight‚ we imagine Arthurian-tales of glorious battles between men and dragons‚ fierce jousting competitions‚ rivalries between kingdoms‚ and knightly chivalry. Several of these tales center on the bravery of knights against mighty foes or on their ability to resist earthly temptations. Sir Gawain is the nephew of King Arthur and is a knight of the round table. He appears in more Arthurian-tales than any other knight and is known as the ideal that all knights should strive for.
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight The virtues that Sir Gawain exemplifies are symbolic‚ like a shield for himself. The virtues that are exemplified the utmost are chivalry and honor. To commence‚ one of the virtues that is most exemplified is that of Chivalry. Towards the beginning‚ when Gawain travels from Camelot‚ he realizes that he must seek physical comfort in order to survive out in the wilderness. Gawain comes across a castle who ’s host gladly takes him in‚ within the time that he spends
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Middle Age literature works. The epic poem Beowulf‚ the classic tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ and the classic tale Morte d’Arthur feature characters that possess the qualities of a hero. In Beowulf‚ the main character Beowulf comes across as an ideal king. He possesses such qualities as loyalty‚ courage‚ honor and valor and often fights to save others in need of assistance. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ Sir Gawain represents several
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The celebration of King Arthur and his knights is interrupted by the Green Knight that arrives on the scene and is welcome by Arthur‚ the Knight change a few words with Arthur. He states that his impress by the castle‚ but more importantly the knights‚ that are the stoutest‚ most mighty‚ and worthy of all mortal men (40-42). The Knight proposes a little game(54)‚ which is basically ¨ you hit me‚ and in twelmonth and a day I hit you back¨‚ surprisingly all the knights present did not accept this
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title or the status of a knight. The “man” that gets to be known as a knight is someone that will serve his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor. The ideal Christian knight as defined by Sir Gawain and the Green Knight would have to live up to the code of “chivalry”. Although…“throughout Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Knights‚ more specifically‚ of the Round Table‚ are depicted as the heroic‚ noble‚ almost god-like protectors of Camelot.” (bukisa‚ 2008). Sir Gawain is highly religious.
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Fantasies of Violence in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight In 2003‚ the motion picture‚ Kill Bill Volume 1‚ debuted in theaters. Set to a backdrop of bloodshed and violence‚ the film offers 112 minutes of savagery‚ as the main character attempts to get back at every person who has wronged her in the past four years. Kill Bill is only one of the many films in which violence is the number one attraction. “Kill or be killed‚” seems to be the overarching motto‚ as millions of moviegoers flock into theaters
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would know your decision‚ would you stick by them or go astray? Sir Gawain was tested on his chivalrous code as a knight twice‚ first privately and the second publicly. Gawain fails the first test and passes the second. The natural urges for sex and instinct for survival are exemplified through the tests in this literary work. The first test Gawain was presented with was the resistance of sexually immoral temptation. Although Gawain does not literally lay with the lord’s wife‚ he still gives in
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society require truth to function well? Truth is not always easy to find. Likewise in the medieval period‚ truth was overpowered by corruption. Similarly in the literature of the mediaeval period‚ Piers Plowman‚ The Canterbury Tales and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ one can find some examples of truth overpowered by corruption. Therefore‚ truth is concealed by falsehood and is only reveled through the words of the authors of these works. In Piers Plowman‚ the church is corrupted because of the bad
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famously known for writing Le Morte d’ Arthur. It’s said this novel was written while he was in prison‚ during his third imprisonment. He allegedly raped Joan Smith twice‚ stole from her husband‚ destroyed the Duke of Buckingham’s hunting lodge and many other crimes. He was imprisoned for these charges but escaped just two days later by swimming out the moat one night. He was again imprisoned in 1452 and 1468 when he turned to writing‚ writing Le Morte d’Arthur. Le Morte d’Arthur is a novel which
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In the tale “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”‚ an unusual story is presented. This story is how Sir Gawain accepted the challenge of a stranger and resulting in partaking in a quest that would ultimately prove his character as a knight. However‚ this quest was so custom tailored for Sir Gawain’s personal pitfalls and strength that it was‚ in fact‚ only intended for him. While the Green Knight’s game was offered all of the knights in King Arthur’s court‚ Sir Gawain was the only one whom was fitting
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