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1. slate.com › articles › lifeBen-Hur and Lew Wallace: How the scapegoat of Shiloh became ...

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   Mar 26, 2013 · In the meantime, he would carry himself like a goodly knight. A neighbor described him as having “the bearing of a soldier and the manners of a courtier.”

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   Sir Gawain is an excellent example of an esteemed knight of the Middle Ages and their expected livelihood because he “was as good as the purest gold – devoid of vices but virtuous, loyal and kind, so bore that badge on both his shawl and shield alike.

3. www.centerforlit.com › blog-roll › 2018/2/19Trapped by the Rules: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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   Feb 19, 2018 · Stepping forward to take his king’s place in a dangerous game like this one is what we’d expect from a knight so bold. What happens next, however, presents we readers with an important question: is Gawain as bold or as chivalrous as his reputation would have us believe?

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   The author depicts the knight on an angry horse, keeping calm despite his horse's temper; he is a patient nobleman. The author shows the knight on horseback in a meadow, wearing full armor and riding alone; he is a solitary heroic figure.

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   May 26, 2024 · Who ever knew a king to take such counsel as to risk his knights on a Christmas jest?” Many were the tears that flowed from their eyes when that goodly knight rode from the hall. He made no delaying, but went his way swiftly, and rode many a wild road, as I heard say in the book.

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   Gawain is shown to be a perfect knight physically. The nonphysical qualities of the ideal knight which Gawain possesses are courage, humility, courtesy, and loyalty. His courage, of course, is demonstrated, in the first place, by his willingness to accept the mon-strous challenge of the Green Knight and, thereafter, by his action at the Green ...

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   Is Gawain a good knight?

   • Throughout the feudal age the armored cavalryman had to possess strength and endurance, he had to be skilled in the use of his weapons, and he had to be a good horseman. Anything short of profi- ciency in these qualities would have rendered a knight unfit. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Gawain represents physical perfection. He is strong

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   How did a Knight become a good knight?

   • He had to behave in a noble and moderate manner, not curse or swear as soldiers usually did; he had to master chess-playing and poetry, which was not difficult because many knights were often accomplished, poets. Bravery was not enough in order to be a good knight.

   Code Of Chivalry: ‘Knightly’ Behavior, Courageous Medieval Knights

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   What did the Green Knight say to Sir Gawain?

   • Gawain stepped to the stranger, axe in hand, and he, never fearing, awaited his coming. Then the Green Knight spake to Sir Gawain, “Make we our covenant ere we go further. First, I ask thee, knight, what is thy name? Tell me truly, that I may know thee.”

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   What makes a good knight?

   • Bravery was not enough in order to be a good knight. It was the knight’s duty to protect the weak and defenseless, women, widows, the poor, and orphans. He had to be neither brutal nor cowardly, and in battle, he must only fight man to man, never two against one.

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   What motivates Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

   • Appropriately, it is Gawain's loyalty which motivates the action of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Had he not been loyal to Arthur and would have collapsed; indeed, there would have been no romance. Gawain, to be sure, is something more than a glittering symbol of perfection. He is a man.

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   Who was a Knight and what did he do?

   • Anyone who could bravely ride into battle on a good horse, he was a knight. The knights - courageous warriors and superior men - swore service and loyalty to their lords and along with them, went to war and took part in all kinds of adventure, which tested their skills and strength.

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   Jun 5, 2016 · A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Medieval knights followed chivalry - the lifestyle and moral code. The term takes its name from the French word chevalier (meaning ‘horseman’), and it was with horsemen that chivalry began. Anyone who could bravely ride into battle on a good horse, he was a knight. The knights - courageous warriors and ...