From the stories that we have read, many themes are portrayed, and one of these is being influenced by their cultural surroundings, among these influences is religion and how it was practiced and present throughout the stories. In Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Lanval and The Wife of Bath, religion has a large contrast in each story from each other such as it being a totally different belief or how it was portrayed in the story. In some of these stories, religion was an obvious role in the character’s aspects and views on their actions. Some actions were influenced by their beliefs and their rituals. In others such as Lanval, it wasn’t as much portrayed or practiced, religion was simply a general background for the story.
In Beowulf, …show more content…
There is also a women that that tries to seduce Gawain which can be found in the bible as a temptress. She tries to get Gawain to sleep with her when nobody else is looking and her husband is away. “My lord and his liegemen are long departed, the household asleep, my handmaids too….My body is here at hand, Your each wish to fulfill; Your servant to command I am and shall be still.” The lady tries to have him but Gawain refuses to sleep with her. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight are based on Christianity but it was known that the story had Pagan rituals to be able to coexist with the people and the transition of religions wouldn’t be so big. They developed having a Christmas tree in the story and having Christ on a cross, also celebrate Christmas with a feast. “That Christ got on the cross, as the creed tells; and wherever this man in melee took part, his one thought was of this past all things else…” (Lines 643-645) They still thank God but for their strength and the things that they are able to do. They give each other luck by using God to help them fulfill that wish. “By God, said Sir Gawain, I grant it forthwith if you find the game good, I shall gladly take part.” (Lines 1110-1111)
The Wife of Bath takes place in a pilgrimage, which religion is mostly all they know but they don’t necessarily practice the religion. …show more content…
“That learned men I not provoke to oath I mean to say that they were made for both- that is, both for relief and for our ease to procreate, so God we not displease.” (Lines 125- 128) She is saying that the body parts were put there for a reason. They shouldn’t put them to shame and they should use them because God would want them to. Although the wife is very sexual in her way of being, she is frowned upon by the other people because of how much she talks about the sexual things she has done. In the bible stories, the man is usually the one in charge of everything but not in this case. She is the one that is in charge, she will never be submissive. She talks about losing her virginity was a good thing because God wasn’t against it, if he was he wouldn’t have let people marry each other. “To leave it to our judgement was his aim. For if God did command virginity, then marriage he condemned concurrently; and surely if no seed were ever sown, from where then would virginity be grown?” (Lines 67-73) The Wife of Bath is just based on the general background of the
In Beowulf, …show more content…
There is also a women that that tries to seduce Gawain which can be found in the bible as a temptress. She tries to get Gawain to sleep with her when nobody else is looking and her husband is away. “My lord and his liegemen are long departed, the household asleep, my handmaids too….My body is here at hand, Your each wish to fulfill; Your servant to command I am and shall be still.” The lady tries to have him but Gawain refuses to sleep with her. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight are based on Christianity but it was known that the story had Pagan rituals to be able to coexist with the people and the transition of religions wouldn’t be so big. They developed having a Christmas tree in the story and having Christ on a cross, also celebrate Christmas with a feast. “That Christ got on the cross, as the creed tells; and wherever this man in melee took part, his one thought was of this past all things else…” (Lines 643-645) They still thank God but for their strength and the things that they are able to do. They give each other luck by using God to help them fulfill that wish. “By God, said Sir Gawain, I grant it forthwith if you find the game good, I shall gladly take part.” (Lines 1110-1111)
The Wife of Bath takes place in a pilgrimage, which religion is mostly all they know but they don’t necessarily practice the religion. …show more content…
“That learned men I not provoke to oath I mean to say that they were made for both- that is, both for relief and for our ease to procreate, so God we not displease.” (Lines 125- 128) She is saying that the body parts were put there for a reason. They shouldn’t put them to shame and they should use them because God would want them to. Although the wife is very sexual in her way of being, she is frowned upon by the other people because of how much she talks about the sexual things she has done. In the bible stories, the man is usually the one in charge of everything but not in this case. She is the one that is in charge, she will never be submissive. She talks about losing her virginity was a good thing because God wasn’t against it, if he was he wouldn’t have let people marry each other. “To leave it to our judgement was his aim. For if God did command virginity, then marriage he condemned concurrently; and surely if no seed were ever sown, from where then would virginity be grown?” (Lines 67-73) The Wife of Bath is just based on the general background of the