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Module: Texts and Contexts I……………………………
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Themes:

Religion – Christianity, being virtuous meaning being able to read and write play an instrument
and to converse well and be articulate
Duty – knights become more court orientated
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Knights go
to jousts and tournaments to find patrons
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Significance of the beginning provides history behind England, a different past for England, a
place that was not conquered
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England is
just as important, rulers are legitimate
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County love is a code of behaviour and a lady must be
admired
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No emotion only behaviour, people became afraid of magic (magic of the dead)
establishment of universities scared people
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Makes the reader engage and
relates
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Conflicts with maintaining obedience (knights are aggressive but need to keep a courtly
manner)
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People memorised poems for
storytelling
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Dark winters = stop working meaning time for storytelling
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Growth of schools and universities, it became important
for aristocrat sons to attend schools and learn the basics of literacy
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Private reading was on the rise
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storytelling
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Arthur has the perfect court; the setting could be foreshadowing
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Poet also stresses how important
King Arthur is, can Gawain live up to the ideals expected?

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The Green Knight is a wake-up call for the court, to prove they are not untouchable
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Participating in chapel vs
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Their role is portrayed as
powerful as they tell knights what to do
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Women only have power because a
male authority provided it
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He won’t eat till his is told a story,
being childish or childlike
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Camelot is where adventure begins, and Arthur
must have one before he eats
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Musical instruments use
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Poet critiques the feast of Arthurs court
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Feasts are not good due
to famine outside
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The poem mirrors someone preparing for death
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Fear of the outside world
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