Please Do Now Suppose you hear someone say, “The student-council president should be a person of honor.” What qualities or ideals come to mind?

Create a word web, jotting down words or phrases that you think describe an honorable person.

Adventure Medieval aristocrats relished tales of _________________________, especially those of brave knights.

Chivalry Although real knights were far from perfect, legendary knights obeyed a code of _____________________, a set of rules for gentlemanly behavior.

Faith, modesty, loyalty, courtesy, bravery, and honor Their code represented both Christian and military ideals, including:

King Arthur, Round Table Especially popular during the medieval period were the legends of ______________________________ and his heroic knights of the _______________________________.

Idealized world The popularity of the tales was due in part to the __________________________ in which they were set.

Castles, heroes, courtly love, and magical spells It was a world of

plagues, political battles, and civil unrest. a world quite unlike the real medieval England, with its

Launcelot, Gawain Although ________________ was often presented as the greatest of Arthur’s knights, in early tales that role was given to Arthur’s nephew _____________, who was famous for his courage and chivalry.

LITERARY TERM DEFINITION CHARACTERISTICS   ROMANCE  any imaginative adventure concerned with noble heroes, gallant love, a chivalric code of honor, and daring deeds.  faraway settings Depict events unlike those of ordinary life Idealize their heroes Idealize the eras in which the heroes lived Lighthearted in tone Involve fantasy