Courtly Love and Chivalry A code of behavior for Medieval knights.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Major Themes: The Nature of Chivalry The Letter of the Law Theme of Fidelity: Serious reflection upon human behavior. 1370-1380.
The Farewell between Hector and Andromache
Arthur Legends Fact vs. fiction Excalibur Gawain and the Green Knight.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. So what kind of story is this? It’s a ROMANCE (but not like the movie The Notebook or Sweet Home Alabama). ROMANCE:
By: Ruby Peña. It is the… The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight,
Quick Details genre structure narrator point of view tone setting (time) settings (place) protagonist major conflict rising action climax falling action.
Arthurian Legend
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Do now: Why do you think things are repeated in threes in the story?
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Background Information Written by an unknown author, referred to as the Gawain-poet, some time between 1350 and 1400.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Unknown author ~ 1400 A.D. “The Pearl Poet”
