ENG202Y1 Lecture Notes - Green Giant, Hysterical Strength, Drawing Straws
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Sign up sheet for assignment were passed around. Sir gawain and the green knight and the canterbury tales. It is still very much reflected in english literature, which is different from the times before then. Youtube video: monty python and the holy grail the black knight: think about what is funny about the scene and what critiques the knight, there are some values the society buys into, honour overrides the theme. Text specific moments in the text where reputation of knight is explored and explained: we see the best and most excellent things associated with the knights. Some of the main values are horseback, military strengths, and courtesy: it is referring to the ritual we see as the poem. In the line of food and generosity, everyone there was merry and cheerful with good food, which is part of courtesy. It is the most unwelcome visitors: when green giant comes in, they are polite to him.
