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What does Absolon borrow from Gerveys?
What does Absolon borrow from Gerveys?
What does Gawain do immediately after the third temptation?
What does Gawain do immediately after the third temptation?
Gawain carries a shield with five-pointed star on it. What c…
Gawain carries a shield with five-pointed star on it. What colors are the star and the shield?
Who conspired to kill Guenivere by scaring her to death?
Who conspired to kill Guenivere by scaring her to death?
Gawain and his host make a pact to do what?
Gawain and his host make a pact to do what?
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight opens with a reference to th…
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight opens with a reference to the Trojan War. The so-called “foundation stories” link the founding of Britain to the destruction of Troy. What was the name of the man who supposedly fled from Troy and founded Britain?
When he arrives at the Castle, Gawain is greeted by a porte…
When he arrives at the Castle, Gawain is greeted by a porter, who went away and then came back with a group. What did the group do to greet Gawain?
In one lecture, I showed you three film clips of the beheadi…
In one lecture, I showed you three film clips of the beheading scene from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Which actor plays the Green Knight in the first of the three films I showed you?
After 20 years, Milun asks the lady’s permission to do somet…
After 20 years, Milun asks the lady’s permission to do something. What is it?