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    Sir Gawain’s Portrayal of An Ideal Medieval Knight In Medieval times‚ much was expected of knights that served the courts. Most importantly‚ each knight pledged to a strict code of chivalry. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ presumably written by the Pearl Poet‚ is a character study of what an ideal medieval knight was like. Sir Gawain directly exhibits traits of knighthood by practicing loyalty‚ strength and ability‚ and honesty with humility‚ throughout the story. First‚ Sir Gawain’s loyalty

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    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain versus Beowulf A true hero is one who is willing to sacrifice his own existence for the life of another. Two characters portrayed as heroes are Sir Gawain‚ a character from the tale Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ and Beowulf‚ another character from an ancient British epic entitled of the same name. The difference between Beowulf and Sir Gawain‚ is that Sir Gawain is a real hero‚ and Beowulf just thinks he is. The two heroes can be compared in many

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    In the story "Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady"‚ Sir Gawain was loyal‚ true and a perfect knight. The story itself is about King Arthur who will be killed by Sir Gromer if he does not figure out what women truly desire. He searches England asking women this question‚ but none have the correct answer. He then meets Dame Ragnell who is the ugliest women ever. She claims to have the real answer but won’t tell him unless he lets her marry Sir Gawain‚ the kings trusted knight. Sir Gawain said that he will

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    2008-9 Summer Term English Literature Assignment Subject: Medieval Age Lecturer/s: Doc.d-r L. Kostova Project Title: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight has been described as a “pearl” among romances. Try to justify this view through a critical analysis of the text Student Name: Simona Dragomirova Penkova Student No.:/ Year / Major: Fac. # 899 / Second year / English philology The High Middle Ages is a period of European history between 11th and 13th century. It is a time

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    Being a splendid knight takes more than just being able to accept challenges like Gawain did in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” by The Pearl Poet. In the story “Le Morte d’Arthur” written by Sir Thomas Mallory‚ shows that during Gawain’s battle with Launcelot‚ Gawian would not give up until his death. There is more than one reason as to why Sir Gawain is a better‚ more courageous knight in “Le Morte d’Arthur” than he is in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”. The first way Gawain shows that he is

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    Sir Gawain and The Green Knight by W.R.J. Barron‚ is a medieval tale depicting a specific quest of Sir Gawain. In the story‚ Sir Gawain is confronted with temptations that test his chivalry and moral compass. The article "Medieval Misogyny and Gawain’s Outburst against Women in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" by Gerald Morgan argues that there is proof that woman are blatantly accused of causing the knight to almost fail his quest and that men are placed higher above women. As a reader of both

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    A Structural Analysis of “Sir Gawain and Madame Ragnelle” “Sir Gawain and Madame Ragnelle” is a tale wherein King Arthur and his nephew‚ Sir Gawain‚ hunt for the truth of what women truly want to answer the riddle of the Black Knight. The two of them searched all throughout England for the answer‚ so that King Arthur may be spared of his life‚ but none of the answers they obtained seemed to be the right one. Madame Ragnelle was described as a hideous woman with a repulsing odor‚ but she was the

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    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Repentance and the Redefining of Honor Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a Middle English romance that intertwines the ideas of the importance of chivalry‚ Christian virtues and outward appearances‚ present within Arthurian legends. Sir Gawain is the epitome of the noble‚ virtuous knight who also strives to be an obedient man of God‚ represented by the pentangle and image of Mary within his shield (650). But with the arrival of the Green Knight at King Arthur’s

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    Anum Zindani English Literature March 28‚ 2011 Gawain: Masculinity vs. Homoerotism In the romance Sir Gawain and the Green KnightSir Gawain shows his masculinity by standing up for his king‚ King Arthur‚ and showing his knightly chivalric virtues. What exactly the audience does not know or some even may know is that in addition to those duties‚ male sexual performance was a major key to being male (Bullough). It was part of their duty to keep their female partners happy and satisfied‚ unless

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    chivalric code of knights was highly revered as a way of life. This code of bravery honor and loyalty was followed by every knight and royal in the medieval ages. Sir Gawain and the Green knight is a medieval romance that demonstrates Sir Gawain’s demonstrations and lack there of chivalry through his bravery‚ loyalty and honor. However he follows the code of chivalry more so than breaking it. One of Gawain’s traits that made him a model of chivalry is his bravery in the face of danger. Gawain was ready

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