Name: Course name: Course instructor: Date of submission: Outline Introduction A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Sir Gawain and the Green Knight The physician Contrast and Comparison Introduction A Connecticut Yankee in king Arthur’s Court is a novel published in 1889 by Mark Twain‚ a humorist and a writer. It is about the tale of Hank Morgan a resident of Hartford in Connecticut
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10/26/14 ENCC-102-XN Professor Bauer Essay #2 A knight’s word is a powerful thing because knights are sworn into their positions and often opt for death over disgrace. Pride and honor along with respect and reputation are some of a knight’s main ethics and a knight must be a gentleman with a valued inner worth. In “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”‚ Sir Gawain’s inner worth is tested by The Green Knight by playing Knightly games. Each game represents certain virtues in life and gives ambiguous interpretations
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an Arthurian romance‚ which begins in King Arthur’s court‚ during New Year’s Eve feast. Unexpectedly‚ a figure known as the Green Knight‚ appears and presents a challenge. He challenges Arthur‚ or any other brave knight‚ to use his own axe to strike his head. Then in a year’s time‚ the Green Knight would be able to return the blow. Everyone was shocked at this challenge‚ no one accepted‚ and the Green Knight scorned them for their cowardice. King Arthur steps forward
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St. Augustine and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight translated by W.S. Merwin‚ St. Augustine and Sir Gawain embark on journeys to find the best way to live their lives and then begin a new journey of spreading the lessons they learned and the people they have become to the people around them. Although sir Gawain knows he is on a journey to the Green Chapel‚ he does not realize that it will lead to him testing his virtues as well as making him a better knight. Similarly‚ St. Augustine does not realize
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samurai but if you want protection and respect then marry a knight. During the Middle Ages in Feudal Japan and in Europe samurai and knights were two of the bravest warriors. It is important to compare these two because you can see who is more respectful or more powerful. Samurai were sent to defeat barbarians in Northern Honshu. Samurai worked for landowners and offered them protection and loyalty in exchange for land and rights. Knights lived in their lord’s castle because they protected their
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chivalrous in all ways a knight should. There was no other knight that could quite compare to King Arthur and Queen Guinivere’s noble nephew. He was well known all around as the kingdom’s most honorable knight. Sir Gawain was the kind of man that did whatever he knew was right with great morals. In Tolkien’s translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ Sir Gawain accepts a challenge in order to preserve the reputation of King Arthur’s realm. Sir Gawain‚ being the noblest knight in the kingdom‚ uses
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question‚ I want to say that The Dark Knight Rises is not a bad movie. It just pales in comparison to its predecessor‚ The Dark Knight. Also‚ spoilers! I will be analyzing how Christopher Nolan‚ the director‚ tried to incorporate the themes of truth versus lies and social inequalities‚ and ultimately fell short. To understand one of the major themes in The Dark Knight Rises‚ one has to first understand a critical plot driver in The Dark Knight.. The Dark Knight ends with a noble lie: Batman takes
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of women‚ religious beliefs‚ and code of conduct. In this paragraph‚ I will be focusing how the views of women are for the samurai and the knights. Samurai wives were not free to do what they wanted. They had to follow what any man told them to do and it was not fair. Women had no freedom or equality and it was sad. On the other hand‚ Knights treated women with politeness and were treated right. Chivalry was a code that was used that was meant to be kind and give women respect. The
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Games in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight The theme of games plays a very important role in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In fact‚ much of the action that takes place in this story revolves around the playing of various “games.” When one thinks of the word “games‚” there are several thoughts that may come to mind. Sports‚ board games‚ and card games are all types of games that society today might be familiar with. The author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight uses different kinds of games than
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Prompt #1 “Sir Gawain‚ think on this when you go forth among great princes (Gawain poet.373-374.243).” The Medieval Age had a general literary focus about Romance; the stories in that era consisted of imaginative adventures containing faraway places following the chivalric code‚ similar to fairytales. Writers often use symbolism to give significance to the plot and reference a deeper meaning. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ the poet uses symbolism to represent
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