| A | B |
|---|
| Romulus | founded Rome |
| Ticius | founded Tuscany |
| Brutus | founded Britian |
| King Arthur | Britian's greatest leader |
| When does story take place? | Christmastime; feasting 15 days |
| Where does this story take place? | King Arthur's court in Camelot |
| When does the Green Knight show up? | now it is New Year's Day |
| What new game does Arthur introduce? | He will not eat his dinner w/o marvelous story |
| Who enters? | the Green Knight |
| Why is he called this? | He, his horse, his entire armory is green |
| What does he demand? | to see the person in charge |
| why won't the Green Knight dismount? | He wants to play HIS game. |
| What is HIS game? | One hit him with his axe; next year he'll do same to that person. |
| Who starts to do the GAME? | King Arthur |
| Who challenges instead? | Sir Gawain |
| What happens? | Sir Gawain chops off the Green Knight's head. |
| Does the Green Knight die? | No, picks up his head; rides off. |
| Gringolet | Sir Gawain's horse |
| Gawain's shield | on its outside a gold five-pointed star, or pentangle, on a red background |
| inside of the Gawain's shield | face of Mary, Christ's mother |
| five points of the pentangle | five wounds of Christ, 5 knightly virtues |
| Where does Sir Gawain seek Green Knight | the Green Chapel |
| five knightly virtues | friendship, generosity, courtesy, chastity, and piety |
| 1st day hunt- host gets deer | Sir Gawain gets one kiss |
| 2nd day hunt-host gets boar's head | Sir Gawain gets two kisses |
| 3rd day hunt- host gets a fox | Sir Gawain gets two kisses |
| What else does he take from the host's LADY | a love token...her GREEN girdle |
| Why did he take the token? | it supposed to protect its wearer |
| What do the host and Gawain do? | exchange gifts except the secret girdle |
| What does Gawain do after breking his vows? | confess |
| What does the guide tell Gawain? | NO ONE survives meeting the Green Knight |
| Why does he not hit Gawain w/ axe 1st time? | Gawain flinched. |
| Why does he not hit Gawain w/ axe 2nd time? | Gawain was brave and didn't flinch. |
| Why only a nick the 3rd time? | it was punishment for Gawain's behavior on the third day, when he failed to tell the truth about the green girdle |
| Who is the HOST? | the Green Knight |
| What is the Green Knight's real name? | Bertilak de Hautdesert, servant of Morgan le Faye |
| Who is Morgan le Faye? | the OLD woman; Gawain's aunt and Arthur's half sister |
| What is her other title? | Merlin's sometime mistress |
| What will Sir Gawain do w/ green girdle? | wear the green girdle forever as a sign of his failure and sin |
| What do other knights of Round Table do? | all wear belts of green silk as a sign of respect and unity |
