Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Test Review
What are features of Legends?
Anonymous traditional stories about the past
What elements of the medieval romance are missing from Sir Gawain?
Damsels in Distress. Technically the Green Knight's wife isn't in peril
How is Sir Gawain related to King Arthur?
He is King Arthur's nephew
What did a code of chivalry demand of the knights?
Heroic figures and memorable deeds, Quests or searches for something important; contest; and tests, and patterns, such as events repeated three times
Who first accepts the challenge of the Green Knight?
King Arthur
Describe King Arthur
King of Camelot, uncle of Sir Gawain
What are features of Medieval Romances?
Kings, Knights, Damsels in Distress
In the game the Green Knight proposes that the two participants must meet again in what amount of time?
a year and a day
Paraphrase he following line, "Dear dame, on this day, dismay you no whit...." What literary device is present?
alliteration
Paraphrase the following passage: "that never fell back on field in the fact of the foe, and now you flee for fear..." What literary device is present?
alliteration
What are the ideals of chivalry?
being a gentlemen and dying for the ones you love with honor
Define interred
buried in the ground
Where is the court of Arthur?
camelot
At what time of year does the story begin?
christmas and new years
What does the Green Knight say to Sir Gawain at the end?
come again next year and we will have a feast
Define peril
danger
In the tale of Sir Gawain, what color was emphasized?
green
When the Green Knight confronts Sir Gawain about the green girdle, he expresses that Sir Gawain lacked what?
he cared about his life more
What does Gawain gain from his experiences with the lord, his lady, and the Green Knight
he is shamed because he isn't an exact replica of what a knight should be but from the experience he learns he can try to be
Why is Gawain upset with himself?
he isn't a true knight as he isn't brave enough not to care if he lives or dies
Describe Sir Gawain's internal conflict
he tries to be a good knight and have integrity but at the end he fails and knows he failed
Summarize the first half of Sir Gawain.
in order to save the king from the Green Knight, Sir Gawain steps up and takes a swing at the Green Knight and he cuts off his head. The Green Knight told him to meet him in a year and a day and he will "Finish this."
Describe the Green Chapel
steep hall, green overgrown grass
Paraphrase the following passage: "For the head in his hand he holds up right up; Toward the first on the dais, directs he the fact, and it lifted up its lids and looked with wide eyes, and said as much with its mouth as now you may hear." What characteristic of medieval romance is demonstrated?
the Green Knight still talks after his head is cut off, Knights, none in this passage
Describe the lord of the castle near Green Chapel
the Green Knight who uses his wife to show Sir Gawain who he is. He is decapitated but is still alive technically
Define largesse
the act of giving out money
Describe an event from the story which conveys a sense of the supernatural
the fact that the Green Knight is still alive without his head
When the Green Knight says to Sir Gawain, "For that is my belt about you, that same braided girdle, my wife it was that wore it; I know well the tale" what does the reader realize?
the green knight is the lord of the house
Give an example of a plot twist from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
the green knight is the lord of the house and his wife was in on the plan with him
Describe the wife of the lord of the castly near Green Chapel
the wife of the green knight, she teams up with her husband (green knight) and plans to woo Sir Gawain
Define entreated
to ask something very seriously
Define adjure
to command or suggest something for someone to do
Define adroitly
very cleverly