ENGB31 Lecture Notes - Geoffrey Chaucer
Document Summary
Sir gawain and the green knight (and the romance) Bob and wheel on many broad hillsides settles britain with delight; = bob. Where war and grief and wonder = wheel. They are the heirs to greek civilization. The ritual, of not feasting until a story or duel, is very extreme. Fantasy or a fight; medieval marvelous is normally a fighting marvelous. Page 9; enormous stature, almost giant-like: extremely well-adorned, 14th century fashion, most beautiful clothing, elegant, line 179. Don"t know green knight"s motivations at first, which leads to adventure. He is a worthy opponent, marvel of the same standing of the court and king arthur. He is challenging their reputation and their very history. What matters is your reputation and the individual; their whole system is based on reputation and on how other perceives you. He is challenging that their reputation is wrong and that he can single-handedly destroy it.
