CHAUCER Chaucer the father of English poetry‚ lived in the Middle English period. It is convenient to divide chaucer’s literary output into 3 stages. The French period: in the first phase as a writer‚ Chaucer leaned heavily on French sources and French forms. This is evident in “ The Book of the Dichess”‚ poem on the death of the wife of john of gaunt‚ and again in a translation of a fench verse romance‚ “The Romaunt of the Rose”. Both poems belong to an established convention: the dream vision
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Though exhausted beyond belief and weaker than she had ever been‚ Joan sat straight up. She did not hear the baby crying and terror gripped her heart. If this baby did not survive‚ she would not‚ either. “Mary?” she asked‚ her voice tremulous‚ but before she could carry on‚ a lusty wail rang throughout the chamber. Hearing that cry‚ Joan sank bank into the pillows with relief. “And Perceval? Is he all right?” “Oh‚ don’t worry about him. He’ll come ‘round soon enough‚” said the older midwife with
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When you think of Christ you tend to think of our savior‚ the almighty that died for us. There are many perspectives around the world about what a Christ figure might be. Some might think positively about Christ‚ spreading his greatness and others might think of him as a lost cause so there are many interpretations of him. A Christ figure is someone courageous‚ with integrity‚ and a strong will that is willing to fight on behalf of others. In the story‚“Beowulf”‚ by Burton Raffel‚ Beowulf is the
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1st Semester Exam Review Questions English 4 SELECTIONS FOR TESTING 1. Beowulf 2. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” 3. Canterbury Tales “Prologue” 4. “The Pardoner’s Tale” from CT 5. Sonnets 6. Elements of Style author’s names Terms (know by definition‚ characteristics or example). 1. Kenning: two-word poetic renamings of people‚ places‚ and things such as the kenning whales’ home for the sea ex from Beowulf: “I have come so far
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ventured after him to avenge his injury (1). Arthur is also loyal to his family‚ which makes him a very honorable and family oriented man; he always trusts Gawain and Mordred even when he shouldn’t‚ in my opinion just because they’re family‚ not because he feels it is the right thing to do. You see Arthur feel regret for following the decisions of Gawain or for trusting Mordred to look after his kingdom while he was away and trying to steal it away from Arthur by any means (228‚231)‚ but that didn’t stop
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in this type of literature‚ whether it be how the characters have good virtues or the characters’ lack of them. During the age of Medieval England‚ religion was an important (and large) part of society. This is expressed in most literature‚ as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In this tale God and religious allusions appear multiple times‚
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Chivalric Code During the medieval era chivalry was a common in everyday life. If you were a respectable person such as a knight you were expected to follow the chivalric code which is a set of rules to live life by. Knights were known for being brave‚ courteous‚ they’re loyal to God and their country‚ they kept their word‚ protected the innocent‚ and were supposed to be gentlemen. In modern times chivalry isn’t important to many people‚ but is still a good guide on how men should behave especially
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themes are satirized the most throughout the movie and this helps provide the audience with a basis of exaggeration in literature. Knights are to obey the chivalric code and always be courageous‚ honorable‚ and just. For example in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ Sir Gawain stepped up to the Green Knight’s task so King Arthur did not have to do it himself. In the movie the knights seem to be scared and run away from fights. For example when they run into the Knights that say Ni‚ instead of fighting them
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Mercy for another shows respect but also a control of ones action‚ it is the grace and power to have that could end a life but choses not to do it is immoral. In the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain is challenged and fails. The green knight has the opportunity to kill Sir Gawain for his dishonesty but instead choses to show his mercy and nicks his neck. "He gathered up the grim ax and guided it well. He hammered down hard‚ yet harmed him no whit. Save a scratch on each
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person to get it out of the rock would be the King. So everyone tries to pull it out. These books are very alike because they share the same idea. The main characters in the book King Arthur and the Round Table are Arthur‚ Merlin‚ Guinevere‚ Gawain‚ and Pellinore. Arthur is the one who pulled the sword out of the rock‚ but no one believes him. So he has to go on a huge adventure to get people to believe he was the one who pulled it out. He is younger‚ but they don’t give us a specific age. Merlin
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