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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Arthurian Romance
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Legend of King Arthur Many tales Told since the Anglo-Saxon period Many countries: England, France, Germany, etc. Sir Gawain = 14 th C.
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Romance poetry - genre Kings/knights Idealized courtly love (i.e. love within the king’s court, or assemblage) Fantasy Supernatural creatures Challenge/Test Quest
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Feudal social institutions Chivalry – knightly code of behavior Truth Honesty Respect for women Courage Obedience to the king Humility/humble
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Chivalry Replaces the Anglo-Saxon comitatus Knight obeys the king because he’s the king One-way relationship
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Challenge / Test Purpose of the Test: Ensure that Sir Gawain must stick by his morals and convictions
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Challenge / Test Chivalry guides his actions the moral structure by which he bases his choices
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Challenge / Test Gawain is tested and stands by his convictions he upholds his belief in chivalry
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Why read this today? Moral lesson 14 th century—Knights had to make choices choices should reflect acceptance of the chivalric code
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Why read this today? Moral lesson Modern Day – We have to make choices in life based on our belief system. 1 st : we must explicitly know and understand what we believe in 2 nd : judge our actions based on those beliefs
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Why read this today? Conclusion: beliefs, then, become the way in which we measure our actions way in which we decide what we have done as either good or bad
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Courtly Love in romance poetry audience = mostly women Interest in stories where women play larger role Focus: contained alternates to combat ( although combat is present)
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Courtly Love in romance poetry The courtly love consisted of a relationship between a knight and the liege lady
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