Transcript sir gawain test

Test Notes
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Morte d’ Arthur
In the first section of Sir
Gawain
• The Green Knight arrives at King
Arthur’s court in the middle of a
New year’s Eve feast
Which event conveys the
supernatural?
•The Green Knight does not
die when his head is
chopped off
What element of medieval
romance is missing?
•There is no damsel in
distress
Why does Sir Gawain volunteer
the fight the Green Knight?
• He wants to protect the honor of his
king and fellow knights.
How does Gawain NOT uphold
the ideals of a Knight?
• He keeps the belt (magic girdle)
that the lady gives him
Which character could you
leave out of this story?
• Guenevere (King Arthur’s wife and Queen)
Gawain’s internal conflict is
• His guilt over violating the chivalric
code
To paraphrase the Green
Knight…
Admit your mistakes and move on.
The central theme of Morte d’
Arthur is
•The principles of chivalry
What part of Morte d’ Arthur is
supernatural?
•When the lady of the lake
catches the sword
Why does Gawain advise Arthur to wait
a month before signing the treaty?
Because he knows that Mordred’s army is
greater
The battle between King Arthur and Sir
Mordred is like other Middle Ages stories
• Because all of the heroes fight nobly
Why does Sir Bedivere disobey
King Arthur’s command?
•He acts on his common sense
The black hoods worn by the ladies on
the barge are to symbolize
•Death
If you were writing a summary
of the story,
• Would you include the dream of King Arthur?
• Yes
• Sir Bedivere reluctantly throws King Arthur’s sword into the
lake?
• Yes
• Both King Arthur and Mordred tell their men to charge if they
see a sword drawn?
• Yes
• The hermit who buries King Arthur was once the Bishop of
Canterbury?
• No
Feigned
• To put a show on – to pretend
• “She feigned knowing how to ride a horse but she soon
proved that she couldn’t”
Interred
• Buried
• “The hermit interred the body of King Arthur and Bevidere
was the only mourner.”
Righteous
• Is the opposite of unethical