down)‚ riddles‚ chanson de geste‚ used by scopes‚ troubadours Middle English - 12th - 15th c.‚ Norman Conquest – William the Conqueror‚ French as a language of nobility‚ Matter of Britain and Englishness‚ Arthurain myth‚ lit.: Laustic‚ Brut‚ Sir Gawain‚ Canterbury Tales; Marie de France‚ G. Chauser‚ Layamon‚ feudal system‚ Doomsday Book‚ the Plantagenets‚ crusades‚ chivalry‚ courtly love Mead-hall‚ scopes and their place in culture – OE period‚ mead-hall was a place of meeting‚ telling stories
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Christopher Barry English 224:Arthur 4-18-2013 THE FIGHT FOR THE PRIZE Throughout Arthurian literature there is a constant struggle to find perfection and love in a world which was rich with war and calamity. Whether it be the Knight Lancelot full‚ of passion looking to steal the love of the great King Arthurs wife Gueneviere‚ or Percivals quest to become a supreme knight‚ each character is driven by his or her own distinct motive and each of them faces an uphill fight in reaching their goal
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Daniel Pogrebinsky and Sebastian Kolde Process Paper We were drawn to the French Revolution because of an interest in King Arthur and the Round Table‚ particularly the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The myth described how a lone knight dressed in green‚ challenged King Arthur’s Court to a game of decapitation. During that time‚ people were usually executed by hanging; however‚ nobility could choose to have a much quicker execution‚ by decapitation. After conducting research on decapitation
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deliciously. A similar reference to minstrels in general is found in the English classic‚ “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.” We are told here that the minstrels‚ while the guests and “all manner of meats‚ they made as much merriment as any men might.” With mirthe and mynstralsye‚ with metes at her wille‚ Thay maden as mery as any men myghten. Another description of banquet music in the Sir Gawain tale mentions trumpets‚ bedecked with bright banners‚ and the new timpani [nakryn]. The “noble
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CLASSICAL BACKGROUND GREEK Background: Mythology‚ Heroic Age‚ Epic‚ Lyric (The Four Schools)‚ Tragedy‚ Comedy. Poetry Prose Drama Homer = Iliad Aristotle=Poetics Sophocles= King Oedipus‚Antigone Odyssey Plato =Republic Aeschylus
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Arthur was the first born son of King Uther Pendragon and heir to the throne; believed to have been born around 400-700AD. These were very troubled times and Merlin‚ a wise magician‚ advised that the baby Arthur should be raised in a secret place and that no one should know his true identity. Merlin delivered the baby to Sir Ector for protection from Uther’s enemies. As feared‚ when King Uther died there was great conflict over who should be the next king. Merlin used his magic to set a sword
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Miller’s Tale is meant to “requite” or “answer” The Knight’s tale. Explain. 3. What image appears on the outside of Gawain’s shield? Explain what it means. 4. What image appears on the inside of Gawain’s shield? Explain its presence. 5. Why does Gawain wear the green sash at the end of the story? 6. Why are the Canterbury travelers making their pilgrimage? 7. Why does Henry VIII destroy the shrine to Thomas Beckett? 8. What is the general reason for Chaucer’s writing of The Tales? 9. In Courtly
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Quests are often known as journeys or adventures that change a person’s perspective on life. Mentally the person changes into a quick problem solver as they gain knowledge during their quest. Quests are often used to given to let a person prove themselves as worthy of a high position or can be used to help a person solve a problem. Quests have a great physical demand that requires someone of strength who can face weariness and starvation. Once the quest is done there is a sense of accomplishment
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