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Comparing Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

the nephew of King Arthur, a brave young man who is eager to demonstrate his physical prowess. His antagonist is a mysterious str...

Becoming a Man in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

journey from the court to the Green Castle, illustrating how the travels are obviously a metaphor for the journey from childhood t...

Chivalry, the Heroic Conflict, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

In five pages this paper discusses the chivalric code and heroic conflicts within the context of this epic Medieval poem. Three o...

'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,' Justice and Mercy

In 7 pages this paper examines the concepts of justice and mercy as they are portrayed in this anonymous poem of the 14th century....

'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' and Symbolism

In ten pages this paper analyzes the symbolism featured in this anonymously written Medieval poem. There are no other sources lis...

Christian Virtue, a Pagan Villain, and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In ten pages this paper discusses how Christian virtue is reinforced through the pagan villain in this Medieval epic. Two sources...

Magic In Sir Gawain And The Green Knight and A Midsummer's Night Dream

This paper examines these two classic literary works in relation to the significance of magic in each. This five page paper has no...

Romantic Tradition and Le Morte d'Arthur and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In six pages this paper discusses how these works represent variations in the romantic genre. There are 2 sources cited in the bi...

Gilgamesh, Sir Gawain, and Their Representation of Moral Values

women. According to Tablet I, Column ii, "Gilgamesh is a fate alive... He knew the secret paths that reached the eagles nest abov...

The Significance of the Arthurian Legend

In eight pages this research paper discusses the impact upon the Arthurian legend upon medieval literature and includes The Weddin...

"Gawain and the Greek Knight"/"Wife of Bath's Tale"

face" (lines 444-445)("Sir Gawain" 229). The head then warns Gawain not to forget their agreement, which is that Gawain will submi...

Parzival/Honor in the Middle Ages

honorable combat and murders Ither by throwing a javelin into Ithers eye (Ash). A true knight would never have indulged in such a ...

Heroic Greek Definition in 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' of Homer

In seven pages the classical Greek definition of hero as revealed in the epic poems of Homer is discussed....

Guidance of the Angel Raphael in Paradise Lost by John Milton

In ten pages this paper analyzes the guide role of the angel Raphael in the epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton....

A Debate about the Nature of Man, Argued by Hamlet, Beowulf and Sir Gawain

The writer presents an imaginary debate among Hamlet, Sir Gawain and Beowulf on the nature of man, why he has been placed on earth...

Honor and Ethics in Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote and the Anonymous Poem 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In 12 pages this paper compares these works of literature in their depictions of honor and ethics. There are 4 sources cited in t...

Homer's Epic Style

return home. They are in morning, for they have lost a son. They pray to the gods for his return, but feel that he is dead. They e...

Comparing Poems about War to Beowulf

it is essentially the duty of this narrator. Beowulf is a man who sees his duty as that which involves risking his life. He goes...

Epic Hero Status of Odysseus in Homer’s “The Odyssey”

was time to allow Odysseus to return home. Should he be allowed to go back to Ithaka to be reunited with his wife Penelope and hi...

Song of Roland: Analyzing Laisses XIV and XV

An analysis of stanzas XIV and XV of this anonymous poem are consider in terms of their significance particularly regarding the re...

Analysis of Beowulf

monstrous creature Grendel, Grendels mother, and the dragon - it considers the impact of social obligations (loyalty to God and co...

The Culture of the Beowulf Poem

faith primarily in their thane and in "wyrd," which is a pagan reference to fate or destiny, according to Abrams, et al (1968). ...

Medieval Poets on Love

wide range of emotions. Sir Thomas Wyatt, the Elder (1503-1542), was a pioneer of the English sonnet, which was a variation of th...

Book Twenty Four of 'The Iliad' by Homer

In five pages the epic's final chapter is analyzed with the banquet scene and its significance thoroughly considered....

'Epic Hero' Characteristics of Odysseus

In five pages this essay discusses how Odysseus qualifies as an 'epic hero' because of the suffering and hardship he endured throu...

'Biographia Literaria' of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

In four pages the conformity or nonconformity of Coleridge's prose in this poem is compared with the sonnet's and epic poem's trad...

The Depiction of Troy in The Iliad and in Film

is not identified as a goddess except for when a servant speaks to Achilles about the legends that have begun to be spun concernin...

Women in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight The Virgin Mary, Lady Bercilak and Morgan le Fay in “Sir Gawain and the Knight”

At the conclusion of the poem, the Green Knight informs Gawain that his actions were the direct result of the commands of the conn...

An Analysis of I Started Early Took My Dog

present us with the sheer power of the sea. Now, as mentioned, these lines, filled with imagery, can be seen from many symbolic ...