SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT" An anonymous author wrote Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in the 14th century. ... Sir Gawain is the youngest knight of the Round Table. ... Gawain bravely cuts off the Green Knight's head, and the Green Knight proceeds to pick it up. ... "Sir Gawain hefts his ax and chops off the giant green head." ... "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is one of the great works of Romanticism. ...

• Word Count: 3400
• Approx Pages: 14
• 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 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

The story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight follows suit. ... Though Gawain regularly interacts with characters, such as Lord Bertilak and his wife, and the Green Knight, his meetings are typically brief and shallow. The entirety of the tale focuses on developing only Sir Gawain and his personal story. ... Sir Gawain, like many other knights, claims to act upon it wholeheartedly but at times he falls short. ... It has been said by many critics that the author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was most likely a monk. ...

• Word Count: 2814
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Another example of Christianity can be seen in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". ... Pagan characteristics can also be found in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". This theme is seen in the beheading game in which the Green Knight is beheaded but survives to challenge Sir Gawain. ... In "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", Sir Gawain also goes on many adventures. ... Sir Gawain finally has to battle the Green Knight in the end and believes he is about to die but the Green Knight spares him because Sir Gawain is such a fine knight and ignored the advances of the Green Knights wife. ...

• Word Count: 2920
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School