Sir Gawain and the Green Knight contains classic hunting motifs, including detailed directions on field dressing both pigs and deer.
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Gawain keeps kisses, a ring, and a girdle.
Gawain keeps kisses, a ring, and a girdle.
“The Dream of the Rood” is mostly told in third person, by t…
“The Dream of the Rood” is mostly told in third person, by the pope, through the dreamer.
In “The Imperfect Enjoyment”, the speaker curses his genital…
In “The Imperfect Enjoyment”, the speaker curses his genitalia, wishing that it will never be capable of urination and that it be stricken with venereal disease.
Grendel might have been a descendant of Cain.
Grendel might have been a descendant of Cain.
The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes are peaceful farming tribes.
The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes are peaceful farming tribes.
Lanval’s one wish–to see his fairy love one more time–is g…
Lanval’s one wish–to see his fairy love one more time–is granted at the end of the lay.
Beowulf is a Geat.
Beowulf is a Geat.
“The Dream of the Rood” and Beowulf are both poems that exi…
“The Dream of the Rood” and Beowulf are both poems that exibit both Anglo-Saxon and Christian values. “The Dream of the Rood” uses Anglo-Saxon motifs to illustrate Christianity, including a piece that refers directly to the Nicene Creed; Beowulf, on the other hand, presents pagans who behave in accord with Christian values.
50 points, 350-400 words Contrast the viewpoints of one of t…
50 points, 350-400 words Contrast the viewpoints of one of the following pairs; use multiple specific examples from the texts. Milton and Swift Rochester and Behn