Beowulf
The main character of this story.
Who is Beowulf?
The pentangle represents this.
What is faithfulness?
What is Sir Gawain's faith in the Lord?
This character embodies England's greatest legend.
Who is King Arthur?
The color green, a pentangle, and the green girdle are examples of this literary element.
What is a symbol?
Courtly love is defined as...
What is spiritual, not physical?
These two worldviews are combined in Beowulf.
What is Christian and Anglo-Saxon/Pagan worldviews?
The significance of the five points of the pentangle.
What is the five aspects of Gawain's virtue?
(faithfulness or chivalry)
The name of King Arthur's sword.
What is Excalibur?
This term refers to a perspective that removes fairness in judgement.
What is bias?
England made the transition from oral to written history during this time period.
What is the Middle Ages?
The genre of Beowulf.
What is oral epic?
The girdle represents this to Gawain's development.
What is the violation of his vows?
What is the opportunity for true confession?
King Arthur is established as a Christ figure through this.
What is his death?
Tales of King Arthur, developed from oral tradition and lacking factual evidence, are classified as this kind of literature.
What is a legend?
This historical event marks the end of the Anglo-Saxon rule in England.
What is the Norman Conquest?
Referring to Grendel as a Shadow of death is an example of this.
What is a kenning?
The queen tempts Gawain because...
What is the king directs her to?
Sir Bedivere resembles this biblical figure.
Who is Peter?
Beowulf is written in this type of verse.
What is alliterative verse?
List the major elements of a romance.
What is the focus of courtly life and the knightly code of chivalry?
(knightly quest/fantastical elements of magic)
Grendel's mortal wound from Beowulf.
What is Beowulf tearing off Grendel's arm?
This is why the knights continue to wear the green sash.
What is the frailty of human hearts?
What is the virtue of humilty?
These are two examples of supernatural elements in Le Morte d'Arthur.
What is Sir Gawain's prophecy in Arthur's dream?
What is the Lady in the Lake taking Arthur's sword?
This literary term refers to opening a story in the middle of the story's action.
What is in medias res?
These are the four conventions of a traditional epic.
What is...
a broad setting
larger-than-life heroes
the supernatural
necessary journey or battle
clear statement of theme
a muse or guiding spirit
beginning in medias res
use of epic catalog, epic simile, and long formal speeches