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sir gawain 1-1125
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| when does the tale begin? | christmas |
| why won't arthur eat? | his pledge to take no portion from his plate on such a special day until a story was told |
| who crashes the feast? | the green knight |
| what is he carrying? | a holy branch and an axe |
| why is the knight there? | I’m not here to idle in your hall this evening. But because your acclaim is so loudly chorused |
| what are the terms of the knight's game? | So at Christmas in this court I lay down a challenge: if a person here present, within these premises, is big or bold or red-blooded enough to strike me one stroke and be struck in return, I shall give him as a gift this gigantic cleaver |
| who initially accepts? | king arthur |
| who later accepts? | the king's nephew gawain |
| why does gawain offer himself? | I am weakest of your warriors and feeblest of wit; loss of my life would be least lamented |
| where does the knight tell gawain to meet him? | be wise enough to keep your word and faithfully follow me until you find me, as you vowed in this hall within hearing of these horsemen. You’re charged with getting to the Green Chapel |
| what happens before gawain is sent to make good on his promise? | they feasted in the name of their noble knight |
| what is on gawain's shield? | a pentangle |
| why is the pentangle on the shield? | it stands for purity, unending truth, and the five wounds of christ |
| what happens on gawain's journey? | he fights many foes |
| who does gawain pray to when he is desparate for shelter? | Lady Mary, our mother most mild, let me happen on some house where mass might be heard |
| what do the people of the castle do when gawain enters? | the drawbridge came down and they crossed the ditch and knelt in the frost in front of the knight to welcome this man in a way deemed worthy |
| what does the red lord say when gawain introduces himself as a knight of the round table? | if we listen we will learn the merits of language since we have in our hall a man of high honor |
| what is gawain's first impression of the lady? | She was fairest amongst them—her face, her flesh, her complexion, her quality, her bearing, her body, more glorious than Guinevere, or so Gawain thought |
| who is with the lady? | an ancient dame, well respected, it seemed, by the servants at her side |
| how conveniently close is the castle to the green chapel? | The place you need is near, two miles at most away |
| what bargain does gawain enter into with the host? | Here’s a wager: what I win in the woods will be yours, and what you gain while I’m gone you will give to me. Young sir, let’s swap, and strike a bond, let a bargain be a bargain, for better or worse |
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