English, 11.10.2020 20:01, jacksolo

What temptation(s) does Gawain face? In what way does he succeed and/or fail? (Think about the exchange of “gifts” between Gawain and the Lord). What are the three blows for? Gawain feels that he has failed in his quest. Why? What “gift” does the Green Knight give Gawain.
Who brings about the downfall of mankind? (generally and specifically) Who are the women Gawain meets?
Why do all the knights wear something that is a sign of Gawain’s disgrace? What happens “once guilt has touched a man”? (This is the moral lesson of the story.) There are many contrasts between the civilized and uncivilized world (and between civilized and uncivilized behavior). Describe some of the contrasts. Most heroes have some fault of character that they must overcome.
What is Gawain’s character flaw? (This is the test of character that all heroes face.) The hero of this story has changed from the heroes of Beowulf.
What new characteristics do you see?

Answers: 2

Show answers

Other questions on the subject: English

English, 21.06.2019 21:00, gracerich

Which sentence contains correct capitalization? in “the rime of the ancient mariner,” the albatross was initially an omen of good luck. in “the rime of the ancient mariner,” the albatross was initially an omen of good luck.

Answers: 1

continue

English, 21.06.2019 22:00, gaby4567

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Answers: 1

continue

English, 22.06.2019 03:30, lilsnsbsbs

1. saved aronnax from drowning "an incident" 2. speed of the nautilus man-of-war 3. next to captain nemo conseil 4. electricity vigo bay 5. "a coral tomb" 20,000 leagues 6. the nautilus runs aground nemo's "thunderbolt" 7. episodes are connected by aronnax's quarters 8. captain nemo's "bank" cause 9. distance aronnax traveled on the nautilus "a fine death for a sailor" 10. captain nemo sinks for revenge 50 miles per hour

Answers: 3

continue

English, 22.06.2019 07:00, yailin9562

Aprimary source: a- may be biased b- is never biased c- cannot possibly have bias d- none of the above

Answers: 1

continue

Do you know the correct answer?

What temptation(s) does Gawain face? In what way does he succeed and/or fail? (Think about the excha...