The story of the Grail
What does the youth do with the Hunter after he gets the horse?
He give the Hunter to Yonet.
What promise does the boy make before he leaves?
He promises to "gladly attend churches and ministers.
Why does the maiden promise the boy will happen if he takes her ring?
He will lose his life.
What were percevals mothers harrowers harrowing?
Her oats and 12 oxen and 6 harrows.
Why did the father die?
In sorrow for his sons.
Who does Chrétien compare Count Phillip of Flanders to?
Alexander The Great
Where does the knight tell the boy where the king is?
Carlisle.
What does the boy tell Yonet to tell the maiden that sir Kay struck?
If I can, before I die, I hope to cook him such a dish that she will be well avenged.
What does the youth ask Lord, clad?
If he can lodge at the castle tonight.
What did the youth ask the maiden to the castle past the woods?
If he could stay there for lodging for the night.
What advice does the mother give the boy about a lady.
If you find a lady, do not withhold your aid if they ask. If you ask a favor to any, avoid offending her and do nothing to displease her.
Where does the boy and his mother live?
In an uncultured environment.
What is the first thing the youth says to Arthur?
Make me a knight, Sir King.
When asked what brought the boy to the castle where lord, clad is what does the boy respond?
My mother taught me to go to men of rank to get their advice and to trust it.
What did the boy say his mother told him about a ring to the maiden?
My mother told me besides to take the ring on your finger, but not to do anything more.
When the lord starts to show the youth how to fence with swords, what does the youth say?
No one knows more than I, because I have often practiced on cushions and shields at my mothers house.
When the wine poured on the queen after the red knight snatched Arthur's cup, what did she do?
She went in her chamber to die and she can not escape.
Who was the seneschal or overseer of Arthur?
Sir Kay (Kai)
What did the youth keep insisting that the Red Knight do?
That he take off his arms.
Where is the Red Knight from?
The Forest of Quinqueroi.
What does the mother call Jesus Christ while talking to her son?
The Holy Prophet.
What questions did the boy ask the knight?
What his lance was, what his shield was, what his hauberk was, and was he born like this.
When the lord starts to bring the youth into the castle, what does the youth ask him?
What is his name.
What did the knight outside the gate tell the youth to tell the king?
"Tell the evil king that if he will not hold his land as my vessel, let him yield it, or send someone out here to defend it from me. Let him believe you by taking this golden cup from which he was drinking wine.
When does the youth say he must leave the lords castle?
"Tomorrow early".
How many brothers did the boy have?
2.
How old was the boy when they fled to the manor?
2.
How many times did the youth try to get King Arthur's attention before he quit trying?
3
How long did the boy stay at his house after he returned from seeing the Knights?
3 days.
What weapons did the boy take when he went hunting.
3 javelins.
How many times did the lord mount the horse and teach the youth all he knew?
3 times.
When the boy went out to hunt, who did he encounter?
5 Knights.
How long had it been since the woman had laughed?
6 years.
While Yonet was riding to the court, he came up on what?
A battle between the youth and the Red Knight.
After the youth rode away from the maiden and her husband, what did he see?
A charcoal burner approaching him.
Who was in the tent?
A damsel sleeping.
How long does the lord ask the youth to stay at his castle?
A month.
Why is King Arthur sad at the castle?
He is angry with his companions who have gone back to their castles where they find it pleasanter to live and he does not know what has happened to them.
How does the lover react?
He is filled with jealousy and accuses her of lying and he said she had pleasure from it.
What was Kays reaction to the speech given by the Fool?
He is so full of malice he can barely keep himself from killing the fool in front of the whole court.
Who snatched the golden cup from Arthur?
The Red Knight.
Who appeared at the window in the gate at the strong castle past the woods?
A pale maiden
Describe the tent the boy found after he set out to go to the king.
A part was scarlet, the other green, striped with gold embroidery. On top was a gilded eagle, on which the sun struck clear and red, so that the whole meadow was brightened by the brilliance of the tent.
What clothes did the lord bring the youth the morning after he came to the castle?
A shirt and breeches of fine linen, hose dyed red, and a tunic of indigo silk woven in India.
Who was at the gate?
An armed knight.
Why does the boy believe the Knights are?
Angels, and the head one he believes is God.
Why is King Arthur happy at the castle?
Because King Arthur defeated the king of the isles, King Rion, in war.
Why does the lord say that the boy can not be blamed or shamed for not knowing how to use a lance or shield or how to spur a horse?
Because he has never seen it done or been taught.
Why did the harrowers tremble when they saw the youth with the Knights?
Because they knew that if thy told the boy of there ways the boy would want to be one, and the mother would go out of her mind.
What does the right hand mean?
Charity. which does not boast of its good works but rather covers them up.
Why does the mother tell the boy to always learn someone's name?
For by the name one knows the man.
What is the lords name?
Gornemant of Gohort.
When sir Kay was returning to his seat, he encountered a fool who always said what? What did he do to him?
He always said "this maiden will not laugh until she sees him who will win the lordship of knighthood. He kicked him into the flames.
What does the maiden tell her lover the boy did when he came?
He drank your wine and ate your pasties. He took my ring and kissed me against my will.
When sir Kay heard what the woman said the the youth outside the castle, what did he do?
He give the woman a stout blow and she fell.
What did the boy say he had to do first no matter what when speaking to the maiden?
He must kiss her first because that is what his mother taught him.
What idea does the boy have to deal with the Knights?
He plans to strike the strongest of the Knights with his javelin and the rest will not dare to come near him, he thinks.
What did the Red Knight do after being infuriated at the youth for not answering his question?
He raised his lance and gave the youth a blow to the shoulders with the butt of his weapon.
Why does the youth refuse the lords request for him to stay a month?
He refuses because he needs to find his mothers manor to see if she is dead or alive.
When he arrived at the strong, well placed castle, what did the boy do as he went up to the gate?
He struck the gate hard.
How did the boy defeat the Red Knight?
He threw his javelin which went through the Red Knights eye and brain.
What happened to the boy's father while he was a knight?
He was castrated.
What punishment did the man give the maiden?
He will not feed her horse until he is avenged. If the horse does she must follow him on foot. She will not change until he has the boys head. She will follow him on foot and naked until then.
What does the fool say will happen to Kay and before when?
His right arm will be broke from his elbow to his shoulder, and he will carry it slung from his shoulder for half a year; before 40 days.
What does King Arthur say is bothering him?
His worst enemy, The Red Knight, has laid claim to his land and has threatened to take it.
What did Lord, Clad show the boy?
How to lance and spur a horse.
What advice did the lord give the youth before he went off?
If you have the upper hand on a knight, have mercy on him. Do not kill him wittingly. Beware of gossiping and talking too much. Go to the minister and pray. And do not say that your mother taught you this or that.
As the youth departed from the castle where he sees Arthur, he met a woman who said what?
If you live long enough, you will be a better knight than anyone in all the world.
What question did the lord ask the youth after the lord taught him how to joust?
If you met a knight and he struck you, what would you do?
In the gospel it says "hide thy good deeds from they left hand". What does the left hand mean?
It mean vainglory, which comes from false hypocrisy.
When asked who gave the boy the arms of the red knight, the boy responds?
King Arthur.
What is a hauberk?
Long sleeved shirts of chain mail extended to the knees.
What was the maidens reaction to the boy entering the tent?
She feared him.
What is significant about the mothers bloodline?
She is from a family of Knights.
After the ox-drivers told the boy and the Knights where the 5 Knights and 3 maidens were, what did the boy ask the knight?
Tell me more about this king who makes Knights and where is he most often found.
After the youth kills the Red Knight, what was the problem?
The boy could not remove any of the armor or weapons.
What two issues was Chrétien exploring in the story?
The complex web of guilt and responsibility that is a result of growing up in a family; the personal issue of ones own spiritual life.
Why is Count Phillip better than Alexander the Great?
The count is pure and free while Alexander the Great is gathered in sins and vices.
Where did the two brothers go after they fled?
The eldest son went to the King of Escavalon and served him until he was knighted. The younger took service with King Ban of Gomeret.
What finally got King Arthur's attention when the youth found him at the castle?
The hunter turned away as the youth began to leave and it knocked off the Kings cap.
What was the armed knight at the gate of the castle holding in his hands?
With his left hand he held his lance, bridle, and shield, and the golden cup in his right.
What did Yonet advise that the boy criticized and why?
Yonet advised that the boy take off his under garments and shoes for the ones of the knight, but he refused because he thought the clothes he had on we're better.
Who helped the youth remove the armor from the deceased Red Knight?
Yonet.
Who was the first to greet the youth as he went in the castle? And what was he holding?
Yonet; a knife.
What did the lord say to get the youth to put on the clothes he brought him?
You promised me when you came here that you would obey all of my orders.
When the lord told the youth to put on the clothes he brought him, what did the youth say?
"The youth said that his clothes his mother made him were better"
How many javelins did the boy take out with him on his journey to the king? Why?
1. He wanted to take 3 but his mother only allowed him to take 1.
What did he find under a new white towel on a bundle of rushed?
3 venison pasties.
How many members of the boys family were knights and who were they?
3. His father and two brothers.
The head knight ask the boy if he has seen whom?
5 Knights and 3 maidens.
How long was the king in Carlisle when the knight told the boy he was there?
5 days
How long had the head knight been knighted and who knighted him?
5 days and King Arthur.
What strange thing happened to the elder son?
Crows and rooks picked out his eyes.
Who was waiting on the bridge of the second castle the boy came to?
The lord, clad.
What happened after the death of King Uther Pendragon?
The nobleman were wrongfully impoverished, disinherited, and banished.
What happened when the Red Knight snatched the golden cup from Arthur?
The wine poured all on the Queen.
What happened to his family as they were knights.
They died
What was significant about the two brothers being knighted?
They were knighted on the same day and both started heading him, but the both died in combat.
What does the boy want from Arthur?
To become a knight.
What does the lord tell the youth to do if his lance breaks during battle?
To fence his partner with his sword.