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    the story the Green Knight comes into Arthur’s castle. (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 89). The Green Knight offers a challenge to the knights of the Round Table. (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 89). Sir Gawain gets up and takes the challenge. (Sir 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

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    did you find your evidence? Question Answer Relationship—Choose one: Right There Think and Search Author and Me Gawain is said to be Arthur’s most noble and faithful knight. Would you agree or disagree with that statement? Why? Please explain your answer in detail. I agree‚ because none of the other knights would take the challenge‚ and were willing to let King Arthur do it himself‚ except Gawain‚ he stepped up and took his kings place. Right There The seduction of Gawain by Lady

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    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 challenge

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    the Old (work in progress) Agatha Christie and the rather known‚ unknown author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight appear to be sharing the same playbook when it comes to major themes in their writing. It may be a British concept‚ but using themes that capture the reader’s attention is key when writing a piece of literature. Over the course of time Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Murder on the Orient Express have been raised upon the themes of isolation‚ color‚ and time. The

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    medieval romance are Beowulf‚ King Arthur and a main focus on Sir Gawain and the Green knight. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a story about King Arthur’s nephew‚ Gawain. The story is about a mighty green knight who comes to the round table wanting to play a game. A brave knight will strike the green knight with an axe once after a year the green knight gets to return the strike to whomever strike him. However the Knight must find him and as we learn in the story his boast about how easy it will be

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    Being a knight during King Arthur reign was life or death because with dignity the individual could die as a coward or as honored as for Sir Gawain he knows his title as prince soon might be off of him. During the poem of “Sir Gawain and the Green Night” occurred during at a Christmas eve’s party in the throne of Arthur a night who was green so called a mystical God was upon them Proposes a Game. To such knights knew that if they were capable of saying something that involved their life they would

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    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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    the works of an honorable knight. Also‚ Gawain “swerved aside as the axe came gliding down to slay him.” When his turn comes to be hit by the Greek Knight‚ he dodges the axe‚ which is breaking the agreement. Sir Gawain is too worried about staying alive then actually trying to be a true knight. On the contrary‚ Beowulf is told to complete multiple life threatening tasks and he does what he is told. He does everything asked of him and saves the town from the evil Grendel‚ and the Dragon. Beowulf is

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    same powers. Although they have a lot in common‚ they are unique. While Beowulf is an ideal hero and king‚ Gawain is more of a chivalric knight who comes across as a relatable figure. Gawain also can be seen as a development of a heroic figure because the advancement of knowledge of what is real and fiction. In both “Beowulf” and “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”‚ the reader meets a main character who is also a heroic figure. They are both skilled with intellectual‚ physical‚ and mental powers that

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    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is a medieval romance poem written by an anonymous author. It was written in a dialect from Northern England. The poem uses alliteration similar to the Anglo-Saxon form of poetry. Sir Gawain is one of the major characters in the poem. Sir Gawain represents an ideal knight of the fourteenth century. Throughout the story‚ we see Sir Gawain portrayed as a very courteous and noble knight‚ always trying to help King Arthur. The poem

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