Knights of the Round Table

In Marie De France’s “Lanval”, It is interesting how, in spite of a woman’s common status as a tool toward greatness or moral poverty, the fairy queen is still technically a positive character because she raised Lanval to greatness, even though her interference in Lanval’s life appears to consume his personality and identity. In the beginning, Lanval does have some semblance of personality, indicated with the lines “For his valor, for his generosity, / his beauty and bravery” (21-22) which…

The knight lifted his sword amidst the dragon's flaming breath; finally the last obstacle in his way was being confronted. He swung at the dragon but missed as it maneuvered quickly, this would be a difficult fight indeed. After many attempts to strike the dragon the knight became less optimistic about the outcome of this battle. His reasoning was not as cowardly as it seemed as this was a completely ordinary dragon. What? Dragons are giant fire breathing beasts that can fly, why would it need…

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a poem that truly examines our own sinful nature and the way we use social codes to mask them. The poem takes us through a narrative of a knight that is viewed as honorable by his society, but through a series of tests and a complex challenge his deceitfulness is shown and he is forced to acknowledge it. The text could be seen as a highlight of Gawain’s morality, but his one fault of lying to Bertilak of Hautdesert proves otherwise. There is an overwhelming…

Throughout T.H. White's novel, The Once and Future King, the main character and adopted son of high society, the Wart, is given many lessons to prepare him to one day inherit the throne. Knowing his future and destiny, the Wart's tutor, Merlyn, transforms the Wart into several animals and demonstrates to him the dangers and responsibilities of being a king. The Wart is taught that as a king, he is responsible for his people and must respect them. The Wart, now known as Arthur, eventually removes…

“You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world ...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices,” says John Green. The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, tells a story about Ranofer, who is initially weak and eventually courageous . In the beginning Ranofer, a small boy, has to live with brutal and selfish half brother Gebu, due to his father’s death. Gebu sends Ranofer and Ibni, a sneaky Babylonian, to work at Rekh the goldsmith’s shop. Ranofer dreamed to be a…

Green Knight” the Green Knight challenges Sir Gawain by presenting him with trials that test his ability to follow the code of chivalry. Sir Gawain ultimately fails to abide by the code because humans cannot achieve perfection. However, Sir Gawain grows as character because of his failure. In the poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” the author uses supernatural elements to test Sir Gawain’s strengths and weaknesses, illuminating the hero’s progression towards maturity. The Green Knight tests…

Courtly Culture through Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Within the short story “Sir Gawain And The Green Knight” many cultural aspects and values are revealed regarding the nature of the chivalric and courtly codes of medieval England. Sir Gawain and the members of the castle exhibit key aspects of these codes such as the necessity to treat strangers politely, be generous with the spending of money, adress women with honor and respect, and ,if a knight, always serve a lady in part 2 lines…

him my life before I let him ravage this land...I shall fight him to the death!”. He then set his eyes on Rome and proceeded to conquer and be crowned the Emperor of Rome “When the leading rome officials asked for peace, Arthur agreed to hold his Round Table in Rome that Christmas to be crowned Emperor of Rome at that time.” Even after these feats there was still more evil in the world. When he ventured off across the sea following Sir Lancelot he left all of Britain in control of his nephew,…

Early in the poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Gawain treats women with dignity, respect, and courtesy. By the end of the poem, Sir Gawain has a very negative perception of women and their role in society. This drastic change occurs as Sir Gawain is tricked by the Green Knight’s wife, he feels betrayed and embarrassed. Sir Gawain blames his shortcomings and failure of loyalty on the cunning nature of women, this explanation of women greatly contradicts the way Sir Gawain viewed women…

The author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight uses a multitude of rhetorical techniques to teach readers the importance of chivalry, honesty, and courage. The patterns the author uses to captivate the reader because of it’s interesting sounds, rhythms, or beats that can be persuasive while reading. Some of the most effective rhetorical patterns that were used in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to emphasis the theme of chivalry was color, alliteration, bob and wheel, weapons, dramatization. Color…