Sarah Kemble Knight

In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, much of the action revolves around the games that involve challenges for the character. These games created intrigue and conflict among the characters. They had major impact on Sir Gawain and the other Knights. The games mostly impacted Sir Gawain. Sir Gawain’s bravery and his trust were put to the test by playing. The first game was a test of the Knights bravery. The green knight came to challenge the Knights. The Green Knight challenge them to a game of a…

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a poem following a knight in King Arthur’s court, named Gawain, who accepts a challenge from an outsider, the Green Knight. The Green Knight challenges any man to chop off his head, as long as in a year’s time the Green Knight can do the same to him. Gawain accepts the challenge, dismembers the Green Knight’s head, and in a year’s time sets off to fulfill his promise. He is given a shield for his journey, and the symbols on the shield, the pentangle and Virgin…

There is a poem called Sir Gawain and the Green Knight with an author who is unknown. The poem goes back to the medieval times where there knights and a lot of chivalry. The green knight mocks the King, so the King grips the green knight's axe. When the King takes the axe Sir Gawain calls out and offers to complete the mission. Sir Gawain swung once and barely touched his neck, bringing the blood to his shoulders. He struck him again twice still not cutting off the head. On the third strike, he…

she’d like to say,” barked the knight, glaring at the young woman in anger. Eyes cast downward, the courtier explained what she’d done. “I was jealous of Joan,” she confessed. “I’ve admired Perceval for a long time, though he’s made it clear he’s not interested in me, over and over again.” She flicked away a tear. “I thought if I sneaked in and you found me in bed with your husband, Joan, it would cause trouble and I might have a chance with him. You have a good knight for a husband and the…

In Chaucer’s satirical comedy The Canterbury Tales, and Shakespeare’s play King Lear, women are portrayed in a negative light. In both time periods, female characters are supposed to be submissive and obedient to their husbands; furthermore, as seen in the text, women are frowned upon for being knowledgeable and independent. Each author uses his work to promote their opinion on gender roles in society. In the fourteenth century, society was based on hierarchal status and women were at the…

The Princess Bride, directed by Rob Reiner, follows the Hero’s Journey as Westley the Farm Boy rescues Princess Buttercup from Prince Humperdinck’s evil clutches. ‘The Hero’s Journey’ is the 12-step adventure the hero follows as he completes his quest. (It starts as a normal life, followed by the call to adventure, trials and tests, the final battle, and the return with the prize and a new life.) Westley’s adventures and misadventures lead him through the twists and turns of The Hero’s Journey,…

Deciding on whether Beowulf is flawed or is fundamentally good is a decision that has many possible answers, and mostly is not able to be decided fully upon. I believe Beowulf may have begun fighting as a reason to do good, but once he realized how much praise and fortune he would receive from the fights, he began to risk himself time and time again simply for the glory. It seems he may be blinded from this truth, however, since he believes himself to be the only hope of winning, specifically…

Ivanhoe tells the classic story of knights, fierce battles, and beautiful royalty, ideally placed in the medieval times of England. Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a young knight under King Richard the Lionheart, strives to be with his lover, Lady Rowena. Their discouraged relationship forms amidst the tense, and very real, rivalries between the Normans and Saxons, and the Christians and Jews. The novel describes the years after the Third Crusade in the perspective of many contrasting characters, creating…

Heroes are people who aren’t recognized by society that do something extraordinary. Sometimes they even risk their own lives to save others. A hero is a person who is brave who is idealized for courage. A hero has outstanding achievements. Three individuals who epitomize what it means to be a hero are that are heroes to me are Moira Smith, Jack Beaton, and Taylor Winston. Moira Smith was an officer who worked in New York. Moira was the first person to report that one of the Twin Towers was…

feminine. Two stories that interpret the different concepts of the code of chivalry, are The Song of Ronald and the Lancelot Story. The Song of Ronald was written down around 1100, by when the chivalry code had an absolute male entity, where the knights gave their lives to the king, and fought for honor and glory. In addition, the woman was not part of these medieval stories. In the Song of Ronald, he was the nephew of Charlemagne the great. He led the king's special guard, which was ambushed by…