Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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What is the chief of the 5 virtues

-Charity

What virtues are repesented by the symbol on Gawain's shield?

-Chivalry -Generosity -Fellowship -Chastity -Courtesy -Piety

What is on Gawain's shield?

-Gold and red pentagle -Picture of Mary on the inside

Supernatural elements

-Green Knight and the lord are the same person -Knight picks up his head and rides away after it gets cut off -Old lady is Morgan le Fey, Arthur's sister

Name all the things Gawain is compared to

-Prince -Good as the purest gold

Knights listed as present at the first Christmas feast

-Ywain -Gawain -Arthur -Agravain

Gawain is thought to be faultless in five ways. What are they?

1) Five fingers 2) Faithful to the five wounds that Christ received 3) Strengthened by five joys that Mary had in Jesus 4) Posses brotherly love, courtesy, pity, and chastity 5) Faultless in his 5 senses

Sequence of blows given by the Green Knight

1) Knight stopped because Gawain flinches 2) Knight stops but Gawain doesn't flinch. Gawain gets angry. 3) Knight swings and nicks Gawain's neck

What are 3 reasons Gawain uses when rejecting the advances of the lady at the castle?

1. He does not want to be forceful 2. He is unworthy of her praise and admiration 3. She is already married to a superior man

What does Gawain fight during his journey to the castle of Bertilak?

Beasts in the wilderness

Who is the Green Knight really?

Bertilak de Hautdeserk

To whom does he compare himself after the encounter with the Green Knight?

Compares himself to: -Adam (from the original sin), -Solomon (from his many wives) -Samson (given supernatural strength by God) -King David (bamboozled by Bathsheba)

What game does the lord hunt and which days?

Day 1: Deer Day 2: Boar Day 3: Fox

Day 2: Gifts given and received

Given boar, gives 2 kisses

Day 1: Gifts given and received

Given deer, gives 1 kiss

Day 3: Gifts given and received

Given fox, gives 3 kisses

What is the name of Gawain's horse?

Gringolet

How is Sir Gawain related to King Arthur?

He is arthur's nephew

Source of Gawain's internal conflict?

He is upset that he strayed from his virtues.

What is the name of Arthur's realm that Gawain travels through

Logres

What does the Green Knight hold in his hand when he enters Arthur's court?

Sprig of holly and an ax

What does the gift by the lady signify to Gawain?

Thankful for the gift, the sash, but would only wear it as a sign of his sin

Game proposed by the lord

They would give each other what they gain that day


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