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The Manuscript: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight exists in only one original manuscript, as the last of four poems in the MS. Cotton Nero A x. dating no later than 1400. The three poems preceding it are Pearl, Purity, and Patience, and all four are generally considered to have been written by the…

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how long must gawain wait before he receives his exchange stroke from the green knight
Posted by megan p #250521
Last updated by: Aslan on May 14, 2012 6:04 PM
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Which events convey a sense of the supernatural
Posted by kelsi g #232417
Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 24, 2012 9:45 AM
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why does the poem begin wih the trojan war not with king arthur or sir gawain?
Posted by justin c #231441
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Feb 20, 2012 11:23 AM
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what season of the year is it as the actual story begins? why is tht significant? what night is it when the main events take place?
Posted by yesenia s #230389
Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 13, 2012 11:12 PM
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at the end of the poem gawin is shown to be all of the following except
Posted by barbara h #227803
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 31, 2012 1:39 PM
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monsters appear in both Beowulf and Sir Gawain...Discuss the similarities and differences in the ways they are treated in the two poems. Comment on the significance of different outcome of the protagonists' conflicts with monsters in the two stories. How
Posted by marija a #226319
Last updated by: marija a #226319 on Jan 23, 2012 1:22 PM
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monsters appear in both Beowulf and Sir Gawain...Discuss the similarities and differences in the ways they are treated in the two poems. Comment on the significance of different outcome of the protagonists' conflicts with monsters in the two stories. How
Posted by marija a #226319
Last updated by: marija a #226319 on Jan 23, 2012 1:20 PM
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what is the simbolic significance of the Beheading game and the Exchange Game in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'?
Posted by marija a #226319
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 23, 2012 1:08 PM
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How to explain christian elements in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
Posted by joco m #225423
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 18, 2012 11:37 AM
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which of the following primary plot elements characteristic of medieval romances is missing from the excerpt from sir gwain and the green knight
Posted by jefferey d #180393
Last updated by: carlien b #223553 on Jan 08, 2012 3:30 AM
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What ways might the lady be considered Gawain's foe?
Posted by maleek w #223517
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 07, 2012 5:47 PM
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Literature Help!! "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"
Posted by Diva005
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 06, 2012 7:34 PM
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who or what would you say has the greatest control over gawain's fate ?
Posted by chyna w #222633
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 02, 2012 5:01 PM
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Why had the Green Knight spared the life of Gwaain?
Posted by quinisha f #221375
Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 19, 2011 9:04 PM
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what is the challenge that the Green Knight offers to the members on the round table?
Posted by chelsea e #219695
Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 12, 2011 5:02 AM
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the battle between king arthur and sir mordred in morte d'arthur is similar to other legends of the middle ages because
Posted by dexter p #218989
Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 08, 2011 5:15 PM
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what does the green knight set out to test?
Posted by nancy c #217763
Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 04, 2011 8:01 PM
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understading
Posted by nano c #140699
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Nov 10, 2011 4:13 PM
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What does The Green Knight want from camelot?
Posted by selena v #211813
Last updated by: Aslan on Nov 08, 2011 5:45 PM
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which character shows more courage Sir Gawain or the Green Knight?
Posted by vane j #211269
Last updated by: Aslan on Nov 06, 2011 4:05 PM
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why does gawain decline the green knights invitation to celebrate the new years together at the end of the poem
Posted by vane j #211269
Last updated by: Aslan on Nov 06, 2011 4:01 PM
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what is the green knight doing when gawain arrives at the green chapel
Posted by ashley c #202829
Last updated by: Aslan on Sep 28, 2011 3:37 PM
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Please make 20 questions about "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" as soon as possible!!!
Posted by andrew l #196279
Last updated by: Aslan on Aug 20, 2011 5:53 PM
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the three animals hunted by the lord are closely related to the three bedroom scenes. why?
Posted by silvana c #192615
Last updated by: silvana c #192615 on Jul 12, 2011 8:53 PM
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when the green knight appears suddenly at king arthur's court, he asks for permission to play a christmas game. how does the green knight game test the values and reputation of arthur's courtas well gawain's personal honor?
Posted by roxana f #190215
Last updated by: Aslan on Jun 13, 2011 6:59 PM
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