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Sir Gawain Fit 4 Flashcards

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Halidom

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Holiness; sanctity

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Weal or Woe

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Prosperity or affliction

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Beetling

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Overhang;jatting

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Oratory

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A small private chapel

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Demesne

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estate realm

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Morgan The Fay

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A complex and ambiguous enchantress- related to the Irish goddess of battle. Strong connection to the water

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Merlin

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The famous wizard of Arthur’s court; primarily a creation of Geoffrey of Monmouth

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Fain

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ready;willing

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Assiduously

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constantly ;diligently

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Recompense

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Compensation;repayment

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Galled

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Exasperated; vexed

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Barrow

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Mound of earth made out of stones near a burial

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Whetted

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Sharpened with Friction

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Rueful

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Deplorable;pitable

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Assignation

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Appointment;Meeting

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Nimbly

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Quickly;dexterously

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Uncowed

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Unthreatened

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Reproved

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Scolded;Rebuked

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Avail

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Benefit;Proffit

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Rancorous

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Bitter;Resentful

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Audacious

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Daring;Bold

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Feint

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A deceptive move

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Riving

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Tearing;split

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Paladin

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Heroic Knight

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Fervent

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Passionate;Ardent

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Obliquely

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Slanted; at an angle

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Bane

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Destruction; Ruin

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Amiably

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pleasant; friendly

29
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When Sir Gawain leaves the castle in search of the Green Chapel, what does the guide so often encourage Gawain to do?

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Turn back and not to turn back

30
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How does Sir Gawain respond to the guides words

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He responds with courage

31
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What sound does Gawain hear when he was exploring the Green Chapel

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A scythe being sharpened

32
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By what measurements does the poet measure the Green Knight’s danish axe

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He measures it in reference to the girdle

33
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How many blows did the Green Knight take at Gawain? What happened on the last one? Why? H

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He took three. On the third the green knight glanced him because of Gawain’s unfaithfulness

34
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What two moral failings does Gawain pronounce against himself

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Covetousness

Cowardness

35
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Who sent the Green Knight to Arthur’s court ?

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Morgan the Fay

36
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Why did the Green Knight forgive Sir Gawain?

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He says that gawain has confessed his sins and faults and has done penance

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