Sir Ector

After America won independence from Great Britain, the Founding Fathers wanted to create a strong nation that could stand on its own. However, in order for the new nation to be successful it had to be governed by someone who was selfless and respected amongst many. The country was in great need of someone who could keep it in order and always have it moving in a positive direction that would make our country expand. The Founding Fathers wanted to build a country that would last for thousands of…

Malory includes the characteristic of a braver and nobler hero in his work, Le Morte d’Arthur, much like he included the characteristic of supernatural events . For instance in “The Coronation of Arthur,” Arthur pulls the sword multiple times from the stone. The nobles do not believe Arthur could be the successor to the throne and so they ignore that he has pulled the sword. Arthur shows patience, in knowing that he is the successor but no one else believes that he is. Arthur does not become…

Chivalry is defined as the moral code for knights. It states that courage and courtesy are the expected qualities of the ideal knight. Nowadays, our culture does not have knights running around but Emily Esfahani Smith believes it is still relevant. Furthermore, I disagree with her and believe that we have evolved as a society for a reason. Chivalrous acts include a man pulling out the chair for a woman, putting his coat over a puddle, and opening the door. These are the qualities of a true…

Meaning of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” by Gordon M. Shedd, the medieval romance of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was analyzed to express the theme of the “nature of man” (Shedd). Shedd begins by illustrating that the narrative poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight contrasts with other literatures that was created with the same era. Afterwards, he then explains the poem with great detail regarding the events within the piece such as the Green Knight’s appearance to the point of Sir…

Sir Gawain, King Arthur’s nephew who becomes a famous knight in the land of Brutus is a hero who is aware of a Christian knight’s behavior but is also conscious of the times he failed to lived up to those standards. Sir Gawain popularity arose because he wanted to protect his and King Arthur’s honor. Therefore, he entertains a game created by the Green knight who stormed the castle before the feast. The game is, one of the knights should attempt to cut the green knight’s neck clean off using a…

However, There are several traditional examples of a heroic archetype like the Pearl Poet's literary work, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, which is a good example because he is the closest example of a virtuous hero. In this medieval piece of literature, Sir Gawain is challenged by a Green Knight to cut off his head and to cut off his own as well. This absurd challenge starts off when the Green Knight challenges King Author’s court to take part in his challenge: "You've nothing but beardless…

Chivalric love was mostly common in medieval times. It is the conception of love that was based around nobility and chivalry and is often referred to as any courageous behavior especially in a form of battle. From what I have learned from “A Knight’s Tale” chivalric love is a knight doing a noble deed to prove himself to his lady and is often a sign of respect. Examples of chivalry between William and Jocelyn are when he loses one of his battles to prove his love for her. After he loses she…

The poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is carefully crafted and has allowed many literary historians to criticize and analysis the significance for said poem. One of the literary criticisms that stands out is Donald Howards’ criticism, “Structure and Symmetry ‘Sir Gawain’,” which provides readers with an effective interpretation of the poem. Howard provides his readers with his understanding of the book and his ideas, while also bringing up the potent idea of influential symbols throughout the…

The concept of chivalry often graces the pages of children's fairytales, filling young girls' minds with visions of knights in shining armor who treat princesses with the utmost courtesy. This is representative of what chivalry is in today's society: a distant fantasy. It would be incorrect to say that chivalry is completely dead, but the presence of its values have decreased in modern times. Chivalry desperately needs to be revived because without it, there is no hope at achieving a future of…

conquer whatever they desire. In the movie they introduce the character Sir Robin the not so Brave. He contrasts to the ideal knight because he is not brave, as told by his name. Later on in the film Sir Robin meets with the three headed knight. He and his followers get the three headed knight to start rambling and then escape without having to fight him. A true knight in medieval literature never runs from a battle making Sir Robin and the rest of the knights not living up to…