hero: bravery‚ humility‚ and a servant attitude. In this paper‚ three characters: Beowulf from Beowulf‚ the knight from Selected Canterbury Tales‚ and Sir Gawain from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ will be judged by these characteristics. The first character to be assessed is Beowulf. After sailing to the kingdom of the Spear-Danes‚ the great warrior Beowulf rid them of a terrible monster‚ Grendel. Courageously‚ Beowulf risked his life twice in the book. He killed Grendel without a sword‚ and then
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: * Chivalry- Code of behavior of medieval times. The theme of Sir Gawain and The Green Knight is Chivalry. This was written in dialect and said to be written by a monk‚ but author remains unknown. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ The Green Knight was a creation by Arthur’s half-sister‚ Morgan le Fay‚ the ruler of mysterious Avalon‚ to embarrass the knights of his court. The Green Knight approaches the court offering beheading games and the winnings game while
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a Middle English romance poem written by an anonymous West Midlands poet also credited with a lot of other poems written during that time. The protagonist‚ Sir Gawain‚ survives two tests: a challenge‚ which he alone without the assistance of King Arthur’s knights accepts‚ to behead the fearsome Green Knight and to let him retaliate a year later at the distant Green Chapel; and the temptation to commit adultery with the wife of Lord Bercilak--in reality the
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knightly virtues: courage‚ justice‚ mercy‚ generosity‚ faith‚ nobility‚ and hope. Gawain demonstrates chivalry by honoring the king and taking his place when cutting off the Green Knight’s head. He also shows justice when he makes a deal with Bertilak of Hautdesert‚ that with whatever Gawain received while in the castle he would have to give to Bertilak and whatever Bertilak received in the woods‚ would belong to Gawain. Gawain also showed justice by keeping his promise to the Green Knight by showing up
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Rodriguez Period 3 2/20/12 A Chivalrous Man Sir Gawain was a type of man who was very chivalrous in all ways a knight should. There was no other knight that could quite compare to King Arthur and Queen Guinivere’s noble nephew. He was well known all around as the kingdom’s most honorable knight. Sir Gawain was the kind of man that did whatever he knew was right with great morals. In Tolkien’s translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ Sir Gawain accepts a challenge in order to preserve the
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an Arthurian romance‚ which begins in King Arthur’s court‚ during New Year’s Eve feast. Unexpectedly‚ a figure known as the Green Knight‚ appears and presents a challenge. He challenges Arthur‚ or any other brave knight‚ to use his own axe to strike his head. Then in a year’s time‚ the Green Knight would be able to return the blow. Everyone was shocked at this challenge‚ no one accepted‚ and the Green Knight scorned them for their cowardice. King Arthur steps forward
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The Theme of Games in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight The theme of games plays a very important role in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In fact‚ much of the action that takes place in this story revolves around the playing of various “games.” When one thinks of the word “games‚” there are several thoughts that may come to mind. Sports‚ board games‚ and card games are all types of games that society today might be familiar with. The author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight uses different kinds
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English alliterative romance. It is one of the better-known Arthurian stories‚ of an established type known as the "beheading game". Written in bob and wheel stanzas‚ it emerges from Welsh‚ Irish and English tradition and highlights the importance of honor and chivalry. It is an important poem in the romance genre‚ which typically involves a hero who goes on a quest that tests his prowess‚ and it remains
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because knights are sworn into their positions and often opt for death over disgrace. Pride and honor along with respect and reputation are some of a knight’s main ethics and a knight must be a gentleman with a valued inner worth. In “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”‚ Sir Gawain’s inner worth is tested by The Green Knight by playing Knightly games. Each game represents certain virtues in life and gives ambiguous interpretations of how one should morally act in order to remain close with his ethics.
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Sometimes‚ the "hero" becomes a hero by overcoming some "bad" qualities or bad in themselves. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ Gawain battles within himself. Sir Gawain is faced by the challenge of the Green Knight. The Green Knight appears in King Arthur’s court and gives an open invitation to anyone there "to strike one stroke for another" (Weston‚ 4) with his well made axe‚ a challenge Gawain takes to save Arthur‚ but the Green Knight is not the biggest enemy that the "hero" must overcome
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