Upload
carmella-hunt
View
212
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Sir Gawain and the Green KnightSir Gawain and the Green Knight
Author InformationAuthor Information Background informationBackground information
SettingSetting CharacterizationCharacterization
ThemesThemes General Plot LineGeneral Plot Line Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Words
Author Information:Author Information:
Who is believed to be the author of Who is believed to be the author of Sir Gawain and the Green KnightSir Gawain and the Green Knight? ?
The Pearl PoetThe Pearl Poet
What are the three medieval romances written by the Pearl Poet, and what What are the three medieval romances written by the Pearl Poet, and what TWO ideals did they all have in common? TWO ideals did they all have in common?
““The PearlThe Pearl”” ““PatiencePatience”” ““PurityPurity”” 1.Quest/Test of knighthood1.Quest/Test of knighthood 2.renewal/rebirth takes place for a character2.renewal/rebirth takes place for a character
Who translated Who translated Sir Gawain and the Green KnightSir Gawain and the Green Knight? ?
Marie BorroffMarie Borroff
General Information:General Information: GenreGenre-Medieval romance-characteristics?-Medieval romance-characteristics?(narrative poem)(narrative poem)Damsel in distress, adventure, love, supernatural, Damsel in distress, adventure, love, supernatural,
kings, knights, etc.kings, knights, etc.
Sir Gawain and the Green KnightSir Gawain and the Green Knight was was composed in what year?composed in what year?
13751375
Historical BackgroundHistorical Background
Code of Chivalry:Code of Chivalry:DefinitionDefinition
What century was chivalry prevalent?What century was chivalry prevalent? Eleventh centuryEleventh century
What TWO values/virtues is the code based on? What TWO values/virtues is the code based on? (examples)(examples)
Christian valuesChristian values Warrior-like virtuesWarrior-like virtues
Historical BackgroundHistorical Background
Examples of chivalry being tested in Examples of chivalry being tested in Sir Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.Gawain and the Green Knight.
Examples of chivalry being followed Examples of chivalry being followed throughout the story line.throughout the story line.
Setting:Setting:
Time:Time: 1111thth century when chivalry was popular century when chivalry was popular
Place:Place: CamelotCamelot-New Year-New Year’’s Eves Eve LordLord’’s Castle in North Waless Castle in North Wales -the following -the following
Christmas Eve through New YearChristmas Eve through New Year’’s Day.s Day. Green ChapelGreen Chapel –New Year –New Year’’s Days Day
Main characters:Main characters: King ArthurKing Arthur Legend based off a Celtic warrior from the 5Legend based off a Celtic warrior from the 5thth or early 6 or early 6thth
century.century. Excalibur/MerlinExcalibur/Merlin’’s influences influence The Knights of the Round TableThe Knights of the Round Table Role in Role in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
GuinevereGuinevere Sir GawainSir Gawain The Green KnightThe Green Knight The Lord of the CastleThe Lord of the Castle The Lady of the CastleThe Lady of the Castle
Motifs/Themes:Motifs/Themes:
Definition of MotifDefinition of Motif Definition of ThemeDefinition of Theme
-Live by the sword, die by the sword.-Live by the sword, die by the sword.-Admission of guilt/confessing-Admission of guilt/confessing-Chivalry (loyalty)-Chivalry (loyalty)-Appearance vs. reality-Appearance vs. reality-If something seems too good to be true, it -If something seems too good to be true, it
probably isprobably is
General QuestionsGeneral Questionsabout Plot Lineabout Plot Line
What is a quatrain?What is a quatrain?
What is the purpose of the quatrain?What is the purpose of the quatrain?
What is the rhyme scheme of the What is the rhyme scheme of the quatrains?quatrains?
General QuestionsGeneral Questionsabout Plot Lineabout Plot Line
Identify supernatural elements in Identify supernatural elements in Sir Sir Gawain and the Green KnightGawain and the Green Knight??
Identify Christian elements in Identify Christian elements in Sir Gawain Sir Gawain and the Green Knightand the Green Knight??
General QuestionsGeneral Questionsabout Plot Lineabout Plot Line
What is the definition of character flaw?What is the definition of character flaw?
What is an example of a character flaw in What is an example of a character flaw in Sir Gawain and the Green KnightSir Gawain and the Green Knight??
General QuestionsGeneral Questionsabout Plot Lineabout Plot Line
Why did Sir Gawain take the place of King Why did Sir Gawain take the place of King Arthur in the beheading game? (intrinsic and Arthur in the beheading game? (intrinsic and extrinsic) extrinsic)
How did he get King Arthur to allow him to How did he get King Arthur to allow him to exchange places with him?exchange places with him?
General QuestionsGeneral Questionsabout Plot Lineabout Plot Line
What were the terms of the beheading What were the terms of the beheading game?game?
Explain why the Green Knight gave three Explain why the Green Knight gave three ““blowsblows”” to Sir Gawain. What did each to Sir Gawain. What did each represent?represent?
Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Words
AssayAssay AdroitlyAdroitly AdjureAdjure LargesseLargesse FeignedFeigned