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Sir Gawain & the Green Knight

Sir Gawain & the Green Knight. Romance . From the 13 th century onward, romance was a term applied to a verse narrative which traced the adventures of a brave knight or other hero who had to overcome danger for love of a noble lady or high ideal. . Romance.

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Sir Gawain & the Green Knight

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  1. Sir Gawain & the Green Knight

  2. Romance • From the 13th century onward, romance was a term applied to a verse narrative which traced the adventures of a brave knight or other hero who had to overcome danger for love of a noble lady or high ideal.

  3. Romance • a narrative set in a world of pure wish fulfillment where the ordinary laws of nature are suspended and where idealized and superhuman heroes fight and almost always conquer the forces of evil. • The basic narrative pattern is a quest.

  4. Sir Gawain & the Green Knight • What imagesmake the setting of the confrontation seem demonic (evil)? • - • - • - • - • With whom does Gawain associate the Green Knight? • -

  5. Sir Gawain & the Green Knight • What sound does Gawain hear? • - • Why does the Green Knight continue sharpening his axe even after Gawain greet him? • - • What does Gawain resolve to do in lines 98 and 99? • - • Why does the Green Knight taunt Gawain after the first strike? • -

  6. Sir Gawain & the Green Knight • Why do you think the Green Knight stops his 2ndstrike as well? • - • What happens when the Green Knight levels his third and final strike? • - • What does Gawain do after this third strike? • - • -

  7. Sir Gawain & the Green Knight • What do the three strikes parallel? • -

  8. Sir Gawain & the Green Knight • In what ways is the Green Knight impressed by Gawain? • - • - • - • - • -

  9. Sir Gawain & the Green Knight •  What does Gawain’s reaction to the Green Knight’s revelation tell us about Gawain? (this is indirect characterization) • - • -

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