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Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,*,The Norman Period(1066-1350),Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,1,The Norman Period(1066-1350)S,What are the features of Chinese culture at that time?,2,What are the features of Chine,Historical Background,1066:King Harold-Duke William of Normandy.,3,Historical Background1066:Kin,Historical Background,The development of,feudalism,Knight:,it originally meant no more than a household servant,living in the lords hall and to serve him in war,and when necessary,to fight for the king.Later,the great barons gave land to knights on condition that they should be ready to fight when called upon.,4,Historical BackgroundThe devel,Historical Background,Churches:,political power&religious authority,Conflicts:,serfs and the peasants against feudal lords,Languages,:Latin,French and English,5,Historical BackgroundChurches:,Religious Literature,Emphasis,:,the moral and spiritual responsibilities of the individual,Themes,:,homiletic paraphrases of the Gospels;re-iteration of the Christian doctrine of the terrors of the Last Judgement;lyrics for the Christ or the Virgin Mary.,6,Religious LiteratureEmphasis:,Romance,Definition:,A tale in verse,embodying the life and adventures of knights,reflecting the spirit of chivalry,i.e,the quality and ideal of knight conduct.,Contents:,love chivalry religion,Review,:,Characteristics of the Epic Poem,1.An epic poem is a,lon,g,highly-,st,y,lized,narrative,poem,2.that,recounts,the,ex,p,loits,of its main character the epic hero.,3.Because most epic poetry originated as sung or spoken verse,it is,ri,g,idl,y,metered,and,rh,y,med,.,7,RomanceDefinition:A tale in v,Categories:,The matter of France:,Charlemagne the Great and Roland,Chanson de Roland.,The matter of Rome,:,Alexander the Great and the siege of Troy.,The matter of Britain,:,Arthurian legends,Sir Gawain,Launcelot,Merlin,the quest for the Holy Grail,the death of King Arthur.,8,Categories:8,Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,9,Sir Gawain and the Green Knigh,Tasks for students,Tell the story of,Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,in your own words.,Hints,10,Tasks for students10,11,11,author is anonymous,written,c,.1400 in,Middle English,Written in long alliterative lines with the rhyme scheme of,ababa,in 101 stanzas,important in literature because it represents,all,of the following significant poetic genres:,Arthurian romance poetry/courtly love poetry,medieval alliterative poetry,epic poetry,12,author is anonymous12,Major Characters,13,Major Characters13,Sir Gawain,The storys protagonist.A loyal knight to King Arthur,as well as his nephew.Gawain goes on his quest to meet the Green Knight in order to uphold his knightly values.,14,Sir Gawain The storys protag,The Green Knight,Sir Gawains main opposition in the story.He is a richly decorated knight,who has green skin and hair.,15,The Green Knight Sir Gawain,King Arthur,The king of Camelot.Uncle of Sir Gawain.It is at his celebration feast that the Green Knight challenges the court to a game.,16,King ArthurThe king of Camelot,Bertilak de Hautdesert,The Lord of the castle at which Gawain spends his time before meeting the Green Knight.We learn his true identity at the end of the story.,17,Bertilak de Hautdesert The L,Minor Characters,Bertilaks wife-,During the competition between Gawain and her husband,she tests Gawains integrity and honesty,18,Minor Characters18,Settings,19,Settings19,Camelot,The Holiday celebrations take place at King Arthurs castle in Camelot.It is here that the Green Knight challenges Gawain to exchange blows with him.,20,CamelotThe Holiday celebratio,Bertilaks Home,On his quest to meet the Green Knight,Gawain stays here for a short period of time.,21,Bertilaks Home On his quest,The Green Chapel,The supposed home of the Green Knight.Gawain is sent here to keep his end of the bargain which he made with the Green Knight at Arthurs holiday celebration a year prior.,22,The Green Chapel The suppose,Major Conflict,Gawains struggle to decide between his duties as a knight and the worth of his own life.,23,Major ConflictGawains struggl,Rising Action,Gawain accepts the Green Knights challenge and cuts off his head.The Green Knight survives the blow and Gawain is then required to maintain his half of the challenge.,24,Rising ActionGawain accepts th,Climax,Gawain meets the Green Knight at the Green Chapel.After faking his first two swings,the Green Knight nicks Gawain on his third swing,only slightly cutting his neck.,25,ClimaxGawain meets the Green K,Falling Action,The Green Knight explains the mysteries of the story,which we will learn after reading.,26,Falling ActionThe Green Knight,Themes,Temptation and testing,Hunting and seduction,Nature and chivalry,Games:beheading game,Times and seasons,27,ThemesTemptation and testing27,Journey=Quest,In medieval poetry,the epic heros journey to battle(like Achilles voyage to Troy or Beowulfs to Dane-land)becomes a,q,uest,.,A,q,uest,i
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