Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Even though the writer of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is unknown, the story contains a common theme of the literature of the time. ... Sir Gawain is offering to sacrifice his own life to save that of the king, his uncle. ... The servants of the king are the ones who provide care to Sir Gawain. These servants also prepare the meals for the king and queen, and Sir Gawain as well as participate in the hunting expeditions. ... We also see this in the tale of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" with the love of a nephew for his uncle. ...

• Word Count: 1419
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School

The stories of "Everyman ", "Sir Gawain and The Green Knight ", "The Lady of Shallot ", and "The Miracle of Galahad,"" express church values, satire, and how color was implemented throughout the course of time. ... In "Sir Gawain and The Green Knight,"" the morals and values are maintained with little change from the first two stories, and lastly in "The Lady of Shallot " the values begin to collapse over time in the tale. ... Also, another example of Gawain's church values is the idea of chivalry. ... Red can be associated with the rage of Sir Gawain and how his conflicting emotions cl...

• Word Count: 1261
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• Grade Level: High School

Guinevere's influence upon the valor of Sir Lancelot is once again felt through the decision of Lancelot to cross The Sword Bridge. As Sir Gawain chose the sunken bridge to cross, Lancelot accepts the challenge of crossing the sword bridge, a bridge so dangerous, "so exceedingly risky that no one has ever gotten across" (de Troyes 668-669). ...

• Word Count: 1399
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• Grade Level: High School

Since at the time Sir Lancelot Du Lake was the best knight of the world, everyone assumed that the sword was meant for him. ... Many famous knights such as Perceval and Gawain tried to take the sword out of the stone, without any success. ... To everyone's amazement, there was new writing on it that said, "This is the seat of Sir Galahad the high prince. ... After those two knights came Lancelot's son, Sir Galahad. ...

• Word Count: 1378
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School