Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Test Review

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 -Sir Gawain flinched, and it bothered the knight bc he wasn't showing his bravery

What are features of Legends?

-Heroic figures and memorable deeds -Quests, or searches for something important; contest; and test -Patterns, such as events repeated three times

Summarize the first half of Sir Gawain.

-The green knight appears in King Arthurs court in Camelot -Wants to play a game -Anyone can hit him and a year and a month later the knight can hit anyone

Describe an event from the story which conveys a sense of the supernatural?

-When sir Gawain chops the green knight head -The knight goes and picks up the head by the hair, the head talks

In the game the Green Knight proposes that the two participants must meet again in what amount of time?

A year and a month

What are features of Medieval Romances?

Adventure stories with king, nights, and damsels in distress

Why is Gawain upset with himself?

Because he realized that he was not being a proper knight

Where is the court of Arthur?

Camelot

What elements of the medieval romance are missing from Sir Gawain?

Damsel in distress

What did a code of chivalry demand of the knights?

Demanded that the nights be brave warriors and virtuous Christians who would selflessly fight for justice

Describe the Green Chapel.

Filled with grass inside and out bc it was in a hill, sir Gawain thought it was ugly

What are the ideals of chivalry?

Gave rise to legends and songs, such as the tales of King Arthur and his knight of the round table

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."

Green knight holds its head besides him, and opens up his eyes and starts talking

Describe Sir Gawain's internal conflict?

He felt bad because he didn't go by the code of chivalry

What does the Green Knight say to Sir Gawain at the end?

He forgives him

When the Green Knight confronts Sir Gawain about the green girdle, he expresses that Sir Gawain lacked what?

He lacked honesty, because they had a deal and broke it by keeping the girdle

What characteristic of medieval romance is demonstrated?

Kings & knights

At what time of year does the story begin?

New years

Who first accepts the challenge of the Green Knight?

Sir Gawain

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?

That the wife was in it too, and the knight knew about everything

What does Gawain gain from his experiences with the lord, his lady, and the Green Knight?

To be responsible honest keep up with promises

Paraphrase he following line, "Dear dame, on this day, dismay you no whit...." What literary device is present?

alliteration

the lord of the castle near Green Chapel:

brave came up with the game, and shared it with king Arthur and the court, swung 2 times the 3rd he hit Gawain with an axe

Interred

buried in the earth

Peril

exposure to harm or injury

In the tale of Sir Gawain, what color was emphasized?

green

King Arthur:

he didn't want to look weak so he accepted the challenge, acted as if nothing was wrong when the green knight explained the "game"

Entreated

made an earnest appeal; pleaded

How is Sir Gawain related to King Arthur?

nephew

Largesse

nobility or spirit

Adjure

request solemnly; appeal to earnestly

the wife of the lord of the castle near Green Chapel:

she and her husband made a trap for sir Gawain, sir Gawain and her had a thing

Adroitly

with physical or mental skill