Mrs. Roth English 10H 12 September 2013 Study Guide Questions: The Once and Future King 1. Sir Ector insists for Kay and the Wart to be educated in chivalry and academics. What they studied was different depending on the day. Sir Ector also wanted them to have a tutor after talking to Sir Grummore. 2. The relationship between Kay and the Wart is complicated. Wart knows that he is not the real son and that Kay is the older one‚ heir‚ and future knight
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METRICAL ROMANCES OF THE MIDDLE AGES The very word ’romance’ conjures up to our mind visions of battlemented castles‚ of fair ladies pining in the enchanters’ castles and waiting for their brave knights to come to rescue them‚ of knights riding forth in search of gloriously impossible adventures.The Middle English romances were each a story of adventure‚fictitious and frequently marvellous or super-natural‚ of tender love making‚ of tournaments and cavalcades. While reading these romances‚ we see
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connects to the poem in the sense that “Gawain is morally tested throughout his quest‚ and the one attribute with which he struggles is in telling the truth” (Baker). Bearing the emblem of the Pentagram‚ the knight is expected to honor the code of chivalry. However‚ his morals are second-guessed as Gawain
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Arthurian Legend‚ group of tales in several languages that concern the legendary King Arthur of the Britons‚ his realm‚ and the knights of his inner circle. The legend is one of the most enduring tales in recorded history. It first appeared in the 5th or 6th century ad and took its basic form between the 12th and 15th centuries. It continues as a popular subject in modern times. The legend presents Arthur as a leader in ancient times who defeats the Saxons and other enemies. He thereby unites
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Furthermore the Code of Chivalry was a way of life‚ and a covenant to abide by. The Code of Chivalry wasn’tno contractions just a set of principles‚ but it was something a person could apply to everyday life. Lastly Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table were quick to assist a woman in need as it is apart of their Code of Chivalry (“Arthurian Legend”). Arthur and the knights loved women. So to summarize what has been stated Arthur and his band of knights live by a Code of Chivalry‚ and they help people
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meaning of chivalry. There is not a specific characteristic trait that can make you chivalric‚ many circumstances become a factor when deciding if a person is worthy this title. Chivalric love and romantic love conform to one another‚ without chivalry there is no romance. However there can be chivalric love without romantic love. A Knight’s Tale‚ takes the audience back to the medieval period‚ and gives them a visual of what knighthood would have looked like during this time. The Code of Chivalry‚ described
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that he uses his honor as a tool to make a better life for himself. This poem is about a mysterious green knight who goes to Arthur’s court in search of a competitor for his game. In this game the Green Knight’s goal was to test another knight’s chivalry and their will to not break its code‚ and Sir Gawain took the challenge in which he failed in his own eyes‚ but succeeded in the Green Knight’s. During this period
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Arthur Pendragon: Man or Myth? Was Arthur Pendragon a King or did he exist at all? Avalon Keft “Most of what you think you know about Camelot‚ Guinevere and Lancelot and the evil sorceress known as Morgan le Fay is nothing but lies.”1 For centuries‚ men and women across the globe have been enveloped in a tale‚ which‚ regrettably‚ is not true. King Arthur‚ or rather‚ Arthur Pendragon‚ was for many years accepted to be the mythical ruler of 5th and 6th century Britain. The tale of a boy who‚ at
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Middle English love is that of abiding the rules of chivalry and the subservience to God. Within Sir Gawain and The Green Knight‚ love is emanated within this form of a romantic poem. This fifteenth century poem was written with all the characteristics of love and its challenges that so often come with it. The story of the intrusive Green knight ends up having a twist that confronts the norms that knights have adopted. Sir Gawain‚ a model for knights in the Arthurian kingdom‚ ultimately redefines
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Gawain and the Green Knight 89) In the code of Chivalry you must always accept a challenge from an equal‚ which the Green Knight is‚ and you must do it. (Alchin). He does this because he is a knight‚ and not only that‚ he is a knight at the Round Table. So by the Green Knight challenging them to accept‚ he is basically demanding they fulfil their duties as knights (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 89). So‚ as knights‚ they must fulfil the code of chivalry which states‚ “To never refuse a challenge from
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