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    Pentangle in Sir Gawain and The Green Knight The Pentangle in Sir Gawain and The Green Knight  When writing‚ never explain your symbols. The author of ``Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ’ ’ dropped this unspoken rule when he picked up his pen. Why? The detailed description and exposition of the pentangle form the key to understanding this poem. By causing the reader to view Gawain ’s quest in terms of the pentangle‚ the narrator compares the knightly ideals with the reality of Gawain ’s life. The

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    (AGG)knights were an important part of the social system during the middle ages in Europe.(BS-1)Their training and education started at a young age continuing into adulthood. (BS-2)They were then considered to be weapons for their lords. (BS-3)It was expected that all knights live by a strong code of conduct.(TS)Knights helped give rise to the economic and political system known as feudalism through their contributions and involvement in the economy‚military‚culture and law. (MIP-1)Medieval knights

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    One Tragic Defeat The poem‚ Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ illustrates the perfection of a knight throughout his life. Sir Gawain the perfect knight goes on a Christmas game quest provided by the Green Knight which tempts his purity and eventually ruins the ideal knight he used to be. In the criticism‚ “A Psychological Interpretation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”‚ the critic Stephen Manning argues that the poem centers on Gawain’s feeling of guilt. On the other hand‚ P. J. C. Field a

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    Awakening Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a poem that enlightens readers by being well written‚ usage of language‚ and by giving glimpses of a more illumining reality. As the story unfolds I came to realize there is an ongoing symbolic death and re-birth of Sir Gawain. His symbolic death and re-birth is used to provide meaning to the writing beyond what is actually being described and to enhance the poem. Part One foreshadows Sir Gawain’s death when he volunteers as tribute to “axe” the Green Knight

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    The medieval knight began training at the age of eight‚ which was when he was sent to a nearby castle to become a page. Although the household would saddle him with considerable domestic duties‚ the boy was expected to master wrestling‚ horsemanship‚ and fighting with both spear and sword. A page-in-training practiced ceaselessly by attacking a dummy with a shield‚ which was hung on a wooden pole. when the page hit the shield with his weapon‚ the device could easily spin around and maim him unless

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    (AGG) Knights have been around from the dawn to the fall of the medieval ages. (BS-1) Knights have an interesting culture and social code that dates back hundreds of years‚ as well as deep roots into medieval law. (BS-2) Feudalism was the dominant social system in medieval England for centuries. (BS-3) Knights supported the feudal system and kept it from collapsing. (TS) Knights‚ with their unique culture and both social and religious ties‚ were one of the key parts of feudalism that allowed the

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    It was the duty of a Middle Ages Knight to learn how to fight and to serve their liege Lord according to the Code of Chivalry. The Code of Chivalry dictated that a Knight should be brave and fearless in battle but would also exhibit cultured Knightly qualities showing themselves to be devout‚ loyal‚ courteous and generous. (Bouchard 2) Weapon practice included enhancing skills in the two-handed sword‚ battle-axe‚ mace‚ dagger and lance. A Knight would be expected to guard the Castle and support his

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    King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Chapter 1: Arthur and Merlin Read by Nathalie Drasse This very old story begins with Uther‚ a great king. He was a good man and he was king in the south of Britain. Other places were very dangerous at that time‚ but people did not fight in Uther’s country. Uther loved a beautiful woman‚ Igraine‚ and he wanted to marry her. But she did not love him and he was very sad about that. Merlin was a very clever man and he knew a lot of magic. He could change

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    December 2nd‚ 2012 English- In the epic poem‚ Sir Gawain and The Green Knight by an unknown author‚ several characters break rules stated in “The Rules of Courtly Love” by Eleanor of Aquitaine. The biggest rule breakers are the lord and the lady. They break these rules through their words and actions. Two of the several rules that the lord and lady break are “Marriage is no real excuse for not loving” and “He who is not jealous‚ cannot love” The first rule in “The Rules of Courtly Love” by Eleanor

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    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Answer the following questions completely. Remember writing well is critical. 1.  What is the Green Knight’s challenge to King Arthur’s court? A: the knight said that he doesn’t want to fight such puny knights‚ he wants to play a game‚ the game is that someone can hit him with his axe but in 1 year and 1 day he can come back and do the same thing. 2.  What do you think the Green Knight symbolizes? Think critically. A: I think that the knight knows that he is stronger

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