Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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1. A few powerful words . . . A promise that a
   knight gave to his lord
2. the promise of loyalty a knight gave to his lord
   . . .
3. Bravery, virtue, Christianity, selflessly
   fighting for justice
4. chivalry
5. medieval
6. Nephew

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Feudalism
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Feudalism
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• 7. Sir Thomas Malory
• 8. Cattle stealing, extortion, assault
• 9. Prisoner of war or cattle rustler
• 10. True
• 11. Aid others by volunteering, loyally stand by
  friends
• 12. Narratives based on fantasy, tell of strange
  supernatural events, exotic setting

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Chivalry
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"Do you love me?"
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Chivalry
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• 13. Adventure stories with kings, knights,
  damsels in distress, quests, battles, doomed love

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Damsel in Distress
A damsel in distress is a stock character, almost
inevitably a young woman, who has been placed in
a dire predicament by a villain or a monster and
who requires a hero to dash to her rescue.
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Damsel in Distress

• Damsels in distress are
• normally tied up or chained
• to prevent their escape in
• the old melodramas and
• serials they would then be
• thrown onto railroad tracks
• or tied onto logs headed
• into a sawmill.

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14. love, honor, blend of realism fantasy
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• 15. Legends anonymous traditional stories about
  the past

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• 16. Heroic figures memorable deeds, quests,
  contests, tests, patterned events that occur in
  threes

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• You are on your own with 17 26.
• 27. He was a hero

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• 28. Camelot, Arthurs court, New Years Eve feast

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• 29. Quatrain
• 30. abab USE LOWERCASE LETTERS!!
• 31. Stunned amazement, shock, silence

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• 32. strange, unnatural, fantastical events

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The following answers 33

1. A king
2. Knights
3. Ladies
4. A banquet hall
5. courtesy

• 6. Bravery
• 7. A contest or fight
• 8. Weapons
• 9. Armor

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• 34. (1) He has heard stories of King Arthur
• (2) He comes in peace
• (3) He proposes a contest

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• 35. King Arthur

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• 36. Because he is the model of bravery
• 37. The beheading game

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• 38. The Green Knight will allow anyone to strike
  a blow with the ax if that person will return the
  favor in 1 year and 1 day.

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• 39. It is a combination of realistic and
  supernatural events.
• 40. He wants to protect the honor of his king and
  his fellow knights.

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This is what Gawain would have looked liked
Gawain has the image of the pentangle on his
shield. The pentangle is the representation of
the token of truth.
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• 41. No She can be left out of this story
• 42. Because he displays the idealistic qualities
  of humility, respect, and courtesy
• 43. He chops his head off

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• 44. You are on your own with this one.
• 45. supernatural

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• 46. (1) Gawains honor is tested
• (2) Dramatic language is used
• (3) Supernatural actions occur

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• 47. King Arthur is uneasy but maintains his calm.
  He encourages everyone to enjoy the festivities
  of the New Years Eve party.
• 48. November
• 49. A wondrous castle

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• 50. This is the castle of the Green Knight

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• 51. He agrees to exchange whatever he receives
  for the next three (3) days with the lord of the
  castle.

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• 52. emptiness, loneliness, sadness

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• 53. The Green Knight is sharpening and grinding
  his ax.
• 54. Gawain bared his neck, but he flinched.

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• 55. Gawain did not flinch
• 56. The Green Knight took the ax away just in
  time.

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• 57. The Green Knight knicks the skin on Gawains
  neck.
• 58. Test of the heros bravery and courage

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• 59. Gawain admits his own failure. He is angry
  with himself, ashamed, and asks for forgiveness.

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• 60. It comes about as a result of violating the
  chilvaric code.

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The Moral
61. Admit your mistakes and move on.