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    Morris‚ AP Literature The 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

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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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    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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    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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    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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    Sir Lancelot is the greatest knight at the Round Table. Lancelot is Arthur’s best friend and yet is completely different in that he performs heroic acts by accident. Lancelot is too humble to allow all his heroic acts to improve his self-image. A hero is someone who engages in a heroic act risking or losing his or her life to save someone else’s. Sir Lancelot is a hero. Lancelot is brave. Lancelot could be called brave because he wasn’t afraid to kill people. If a situation needed immediate action

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    IVA-CP 20 November 2012 Comparison Essay “Beowulf” and “Sir Gawain and The Green Knight” have similar story lines. Beowulf is a poem about a long narrative that celebrates a hero’s deeds. The short story “Sir Gawain and The Green Knight” deals with a legendary knight obeying a code of chivalry that represented a combination of Christian and military ideals. Beowulf and the Green Knight share‚ a common arrogance while Wiglaf and Sir Gawain endure a test in character. First‚ Beowulf and the Green

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    Steven Sanchez Prof. M. Jarrell English 225 8 October 2011 Sir Gawain Sir Gawain is a nephew of King Arthur and the brother of Sir Gaheris and Sir Gareth. In

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    Who is Sir Lancelot? Sir Lancelot‚ Knight of the round table‚ has a longer name of Sir Lancelot du Lac. Sir Lancelot is the son of King Benwick and Queen Elaine. He was very a courteous and courageous knight. He always served others willingly. Legend has told people that Sir Lancelot was left at the shore of a lake and the one who found him‚ Vivien‚ Lady of the Lake‚ raised him till he became one of the most wonderful knights in the world’s history. Sir lancelot had three known women that wanted

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    Sir Gawain and Feminism Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a lively Arthurian romance about a young knight of the round table who takes on the challenge of a mysterious green knight who wanders into Arthur’s hall. The Green Knight asks Sir Gawain to strike him with his own axe‚ and in one year’s time he will return the blow. Time passes and Sir Gawain does everything in his power to procrastinate his impending meeting with the Green Knight. He leaves for his quest‚ and on Christmas day after wishing

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