First Assignment on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Please read Fitt 1 / Part I of the poem.

Now, reread it, looking for elements that may have to do with Love, either virtuous or vicious.

Review our selections from Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy. Very imporrant text for this poem!

Look out for: human relationships (male/female; overlord/vassal); other hierarchical relationships (horse/rider; Reason - rational behavior/ the Flesh - sinful/irrational behavior); Fortune; any other elements of the feudal aristocratic world-view (a.k.a. traditional Christianity of the Middle Ages) you can find.


Written Assignment: Write 300 words discussing a few of these elements which you think may be significant. You may quote, but do not count the quotations as part of your 300 words.

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