Some of the most fascinating stories to occur throughout British literature surround the fictional times of King Arthur and his court in Camelot. ... Sir Gawain, like many other knights, claims to act upon it wholeheartedly but at times he falls short. ... During these times, monks were among the only people to be educated. ... " The action of the story comes to a halt as the narrator stresses the importance of Gawain's shield and what it symbolizes: "It is a symbol that Solomon designed long ago 
As an emblem of fidelity, and justly so; 

Therefore it suits this knight a...

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• Grade Level: High School

SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT" An anonymous author wrote Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in the 14th century. It was written in a dialect from Northern England. The poem uses alliteration similar to the Anglo-Saxon form of poetry. Alliteration uses a repetition of consonants. The poem ends the...

• Word Count: 3400
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School