The Green Knight
What challenge does the Green Knight propose?
Exchange axe blows
What crime does the knight commit?
Sexual Assault/Rape
What are the rioters looking for?
Death
Who predicts Macbeth’s future?
The witches
Who is Beowulf’s first enemy?
Grendel
What item does Gawain keep secret?
Green girdle
What answer must the knight discover?
What women most desire
What do they find instead?
Gold
What title is Macbeth promised?
King of all
How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?
Bare Hands
Who is the Green Knight really?
The lord of the castle. Lord Bertilak
Who gives the knight the answer?
An Old Lady
What do they plan to do with the gold?
Keep/hide it
Who pressures Macbeth to kill Duncan?
Lady Macbeth
Who seeks revenge for Grendel?
His Mother
Why does Gawain hide the girdle?
Fear of death
What do women most desire?
Sovereignty (power/control)
Why do they kill each other?
Greed
Who becomes king after Macbeth?
Malcolm
What is Beowulf’s final enemy?
The Dragon
What lesson does Gawain learn?
Perfection is impossible
What happens when he gives her control?
She becomes beautiful and faithful. Meant to trust his loyalty.
What is the main theme?
Greed leads to destruction
What happens to Lady Macbeth?
What happens to Macbeth when he fights Malcolm?
She goes mad and dies
He is decapitated
How does Beowulf die?
In battle with the dragon