Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
What are 4 titles for which Guinevere is described in the story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
1. Arthur's Queen 2. Liege Lady 3. Queen of Camelot 4. Fairest in Fame
What two accepts of story telling where joined together in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight for the first time?
1. beheading 2. seduction
The Green Knight strikes Gawain __ times. The first time, Gawain _____________. The second time the Green Knight _________ as a test. And the last time, the Green Knight _______________. Gawain is figuratively and literally scarred.
3, flinches, hesitates, nicks his neck
What is the setting of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? Setting: where and when?
Camelot on New Year's Eve/Yuletide
King Arthur volunteers and accepts the knight's challenge. Who respectfully offers to take the king's place?
Gawain
Sir Gawain sets out on his horse ____________ in his quest to seek the Green Knight. He arrives at a castle
Gringolet
When nobody accepts the Green Knight's challenge ("Christmas game"), who steps in?
King Arthur
What are the names of the man and woman of the castle where Gawain stays for three days?
Lord Bercilak and the Lady of the Castle (no other name)
What kind of challenge is that of the Green Knight?
beheading
What two terms describe the stories ... Meaning "knightly" and "supernatural"
chivalric and romance
Then the Lady of the Castle offers Gawain a ______________________ - claiming that it will protect him. She tells Gawain that he can tell no one. Why does he take it?
green silk sash of gold hem
After Gawain chops off his head, the Green knight picks up what?
his decapitated head
What two things does the Green Knight have in his hand and what do they represent?
holly cluster represents good luck and that he comes in peace & a very large ax represents the game
Lord Bercilak tests Gawain's ________ with a game. Lord B will give Gawain the winnings of his _____ each day in return for whatever Gawain has won at the castle each day. For the first two days, Gawain returns with _________
honor, hunt, kisses
How can you describe Sir Gawain's speech when he volunteers to take the challenge?
humbling (He won't be missed)
The Lady of the castle is a _______________. She seduces Gawain, who honorably rejects her and only accepts a kiss.
literary archetype
The reprieve (postponement/temporary relief from danger) for Sir Gawain will be how long?
one year and one day
On the 3rd day, the Lady of the Castle presses Gawain to accept one small gift, a _______________________, by which to remember her. He declines.
rich ring wrought in red gold
At the end of the story, Sir Gawain is invited to go over the Green Knight's house, but he declines the invitation. What does he do instead?
seeks repentance, forgiveness, atonement, reparation, purification, etc.
The 3 strikes coincides with ....
the 3 days Gawain spent in the castle
Where will the battle take place (when Gawain's head will be chopped off)?
the Green Chapel
Who is the same person in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
the Green Knight and Lord Bercilak
The Green Knight is AKA ...
the Knight of the Green Chapel
King Arthur is Sir Gawain's ________
uncle
What can you say about the author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
unknown poet, composed in northwest England in about 1370
The Green Knight has a green body, beard, and __________ with gold details. He has no armor
war horse