English 1022E Lecture : 3. Oct 16 -Sir G and the GK -PT 3.docx
1 Dec 2012
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Splicing between the hunts and the bedroom (castle) Gets more difficult daily (both for gawain to refuse the lady and for the lord to hunt) The king is described with action verbs: mounted and ready ; one with the vigilant nature of the animals in the forest. The king does not kill just anything, only the ones in season. Does not kill the male deer as respect for the nature. 1165: easily kill the deer (female); use archery. 1183 g hears a noise at the door; pretends to be asleep; peaks out and sees the lady of the castle. Ironic gawain hides from the lady pretending to be asleep because he doesn"t know what to say to her, although he is a great man known for love. Woman is the hunter (lord) and gawain is like the deer. The lady very easily moves in (line 1215: easy easy easy, she is the aggressor.
