Category: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Literature in British has been used to shape society for over one thousand and five hundred years ago. The literature has involved different styles of presentation ranging from poems to modern best-selling books. The British Literature study is a journey that starts with a battle on an Anglo-Saxon and is continued by modern writers as…

Romances are now commonly seen as simply love stories, but the original meaning of a romance is the story of a near perfect hero who goes on a quest. Even though all romances contain the of the same elements, often they differ completely by the way the author writes the story. Sir Gawain and the…

To what extent would you argue that representations of women are inherently misogynistic in one or more of the literary texts on this module from Shakespeare onwards. In answering the question you should also make specific reference to examples from earlier epic, biblical, and/or Romance traditions? The representations of women in The Odyssey, Sir Gawain…

During medieval times knights follow a code of courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak, this way of life is referred to as chivalry. In Literature, This way of life was shown in texts like Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Le Morte dArthur where characters used chivalry to accomplish…

Throughout the poem of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the poet uses similar language to describe the two challenges Sir Gawain must face. The poet uses covenaunt, fayth, and ‘grene to showcase the connection between these two challenges. Sir Gawain deals with challenges of character and psychological strength while dealing with the Green Knight…

Today, our society is accustomed to vast changes in perspective of sexuality and new challenges of sexual norms. It appears these perspectives are new, but these changing perspectives can be traced back to the Middle Ages. These topics are illustrated through many works of literature. Two texts that best exemplify topics of sexual politics are…

The mid to late 14th century fable, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, written by Greg Chaucer, illustrates the development and growth of the main character, Sir Gawain. In the fable, Sir Gawain voluntarily takes the place for his king when it was believed the king would face death. The story starts with a mysterious…

Women are often portrayed as temptresses in medieval literature such as in the works of The Miller’s Tale, by Geoffry Chaucer and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by, Gawain Poet. In literature, women are often blamed for the downfall of the strong man in the story throughout all history. In both of these stories…

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a complex poem with plot lines that can surprise the reader, from a beheading of a literally green knight to attempted bedroom seductions, to grand feasts in King Arthurs court. Upon first glance, the poem may seem to simply be about a knight named Sir Gawain who goes…

Table of Contents Background The Purpose of the Poem Chivalric Heroism and Medieval Knighthood Religion Medieval Romance and Courtly Love Credibility Bibliography Footnotes Background Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the most well-known examples of the classic Medieval Arthurian romances. While the poems author is unknown, historians and literary scholars have speculated…