Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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Why does Sir Gawain feel ashamed after his final confrontation with the Green Knight

He is ashamed because by keeping the sash, he violates the code of knighthood

What happens when Sir Gawain first meets the Green Knight?

Sir Gawain beheads the Green Knight

What is the main thing that Gawain gains from his experiences with the lord, his lady, and the Green Knight?

Wisdom

When Gawain arrives at the Green Chapel, he hears

a whirring grindstone

On his way to honor his pledge, Gawain is offered hospitality at a castle whose lord proposes

an unusual game

Where does Sir Gawain first meet the Green Knight?

at King Arthur's court

The slight wound on Gawain's neck is punishment for his

deceit

The Green Knight taunts Sir Gawain because Sir Gawain

flinches at the sight of the descending ax

Sir Gawain takes the green sash because he

hopes it will help him to remain alive

The lady of the castle attempts to seduce Sir Gawain because she

is ordered by her husband to seduce Gawain

Which words best describe the Green Chapel

overgrown and desolate

The lady of the castle persuades Gawain to secretly accept the gift of a

sash

When the lord of the castle departs each morning to hunt, the lady of the castle stays at home to

seduce Sir Gawain

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight can be considered a romance because it

tells of a brave knight who goes on a dangerous journey for a lofty ideal

Each day the lord gives the animals he has killed in exchange for

whatever Gawain has won that day


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