Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a romantic poem that takes place in the Arthurian period. ... In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight the idea of chivalry is introduced as being one of the rules the men of the round table must abide by. ... When the Green Knight challenges Arthur to a battle, it is Sir Gawain who steps up to the plate, and accepts the challenge on his Kings behalf. ... Because the Green Knight knows that honesty and loyalty are also rules of the covenant, he ask Sir Gawain multiple times to "repeat the agreement before going further" (lines 377) This was to ensure that Sir Gawai...

• Word Count: 2583
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a romantic poem that takes place in the Arthurian period. ... In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight the idea of chivalry is introduced as being one of the rules by which the men of the round table must abide. ... When the Green Knight challenges Arthur to a battle, it is Sir Gawain who steps up to the plate, and accepts the challenge on his king's behalf. ... Because the Green Knight knows that honesty and loyalty are also rules of the covenant, he ask Sir Gawain multiple times to "repeat the agreement before going further" (lines 377). ... Once the year wa...

• Word Count: 2599
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Beowulf fought for his King and his people, however, that changes and "in the later medieval romances, such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the hero is no longer fighting for his people, but for his ideals" (Jokinen 1996). Gawain faces his curious encounter with the Green Knight and various temptations of by the lord's wife at the castle where he is staying. ... Heroism for Beowulf seems to be more physical in nature, where heroism of Gawain is of a more spiritual nature. ...

• Word Count: 2885
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate