Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
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utilizes the convention of the
French-influenced romance. What sets this work apart from regular Arthurian
or chivalric romances is the poet's departure from this convention. The
clearest departure takes place at the resolution of the piece as the hero,
Sir Gawain, is stricken with shame and rem ....
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.... social climate. He demonstrates throughout the work a need for
balance. As symbolied by the pentangle worn by Sir Gawain, representing
the balanced points of chivalric virture, each being codependent of the
other in order to remain a whole, the narrative could be considered as a
What accompanies an appreciation for the seemingly sudden shift
from the typical romance at the end of the piece is the raised awareness
that the change does only seem to be sudden. Careful exlporation of ....
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