Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 1.A few powerful words... A promise that a knight gave to his lord 2.the promise of loyalty a knight gave to his lord... 3.Bravery, virtue, Christianity, selflessly fighting for justice 4.chivalry 5.medieval 6.Nephew

Feudalism

Feudalism

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 7.Sir Thomas Malory 7. Sir Thomas Malory 8. Cattle stealing, extortion, assault 9. Prisoner of war or cattle rustler 10. True 11. Aid others by volunteering, loyally stand by friends 12. Narratives based on fantasy, tell of strange & supernatural events, exotic setting

Chivalry

Chivalry

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 13. Adventure stories with kings, knights, damsels in distress, quests, battles, doomed love

Damsel in Distress A damsel in distress is a stock character, almost inevitably a young woman, who has been placed in a dire predicament by a villain or a monster and who requires a hero to dash to her rescue.

Damsel in Distress Damsels in distress are normally tied up or chained to prevent their escape; in the old melodramas and the old melodramas and serials they would then be thrown onto railroad tracks or tied onto logs headed into a sawmill.

14. love, honor, blend of realism & fantasy Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

15. Legends – anonymous traditional stories about the past

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 16. Heroic figures & memorable deeds, quests, contests, tests, patterned events that occur in threes

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight *You are on your own with 17 – He was a hero

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 28. Camelot, Arthur’s court, New Year’s Eve feast

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 29. Quatrain 30. abab *USE LOWERCASE LETTERS!! 31. Stunned amazement, shock, silence

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 32. strange, unnatural, fantastical events

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

1.A king 2.Knights 3.Ladies 4.A banquet hall 5.courtesy 6. Bravery 7. A contest or fight 8. Weapons 9. Armor The following answers #33:

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 34. (1) He has heard stories of King Arthur (2) He comes in peace (2) He comes in peace (3) He proposes a contest (3) He proposes a contest

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 35. King Arthur

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 36. Because he is the model of bravery 37. The beheading game

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 38. The Green Knight will allow anyone to strike a blow with the ax if that person will return the favor in 1 year and 1 day.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 39. It is a combination of realistic and supernatural events. 40. He wants to protect the honor of his king and his fellow knights.

Gawain has the image of the pentangle on his shield. The pentangle is the representation of the token of truth. This is what Gawain would have looked liked:

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 41. No – She can be left out of this story 42. Because he displays the idealistic qualities of humility, respect, and courtesy 43. He chops his head off

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 44. *You are on your own with this one. 45. supernatural

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 46. (1) Gawain’s honor is tested (2) Dramatic language is used (2) Dramatic language is used (3) Supernatural actions occur (3) Supernatural actions occur

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 47. King Arthur is uneasy but maintains his calm. He encourages everyone to enjoy the festivities of the New Year’s Eve party. 48. November 49. A wondrous castle

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 50. This is the castle of the Green Knight

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 51. He agrees to exchange whatever he receives for the next three (3) days with the lord of the castle.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 52. emptiness, loneliness, sadness

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 53. The Green Knight is sharpening and grinding his ax. 54. Gawain bared his neck, but he flinched.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 55. Gawain did not flinch 56. The Green Knight took the ax away just in time.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 57. The Green Knight knicks the skin on Gawain’s neck. 58. Test of the hero’s bravery and courage

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 59. Gawain admits his own failure. He is angry with himself, ashamed, and asks for forgiveness.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 60. It comes about as a result of violating the chilvaric code.

61. “Admit your mistakes and move on.” The Moral