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Why does the green knight say that king Arthur knights are coward?
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What is the arthur's and his knight's reaction to the green knights proposal?
fascination
Who was challenged by the Green Knight in Arthurian legends?
King Arthur's knights are challenged by the Green Knight in Arthurian legends. The Green Knight challenged the round table knights in a game of beheading.
What motives or emotions may lie beneath the surface of the Green Knight's cordial exterior?
The Green Knight may be a bully; he may be hostile to King Arthur and his court; he may be testing King Arthur and his knights for an unknown, private reason
Why did sir gawain go to the green chapel?
Sir Gawain agreed to exchange blows After the green knight called all the knights wimps that no one would agree. to prove he was worthy to be a knight of the round table and the knights were not wimps. He then persuaded Arthur to let him do it.
Why did the Green Knight come to King Arthur's court to play his Christmas Game instead of somewhere else?
The Christmas Game that the Green Knight proposed to Arthur's court was a challenge to any of Arthur's knights to strike him with an ax and then passively receive a blow in return a year and one day later.
What 2 things does green knight carry on the story sir Gawain and the green knight?
The Green Knight carries an axe and a sprig of holly in the story "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." The axe signifies the challenge he presents to the knights of King Arthur's court, while the holly symbolizes his magical abilities and ties to nature.
Which nephew of king arthur battled the green knight?
sir gwain fought the green knight
What exactly is the green knight's challenge to king Arthur's court?
The Green Knight challenges anyone in King Arthur's court to strike him with an axe, under the condition that the Green Knight is allowed to return the blow in one year's time. This challenge is part of a larger game to test the honor and courage of the knights in the court.
Who went after the green knight?
arthur went after him.
What happens at king arthur's court that shows the green knight's superhuman qualities?
When the Green Knight presents his challenge, King Arthur's knights are terrified. They sit there "still, now/All who followed Arthur, noble/And knave" (301-303). None of them accept its challenge because they know it is a death sentence. When Arthur rises to take the blow, though, Gawain is spurred into action out or loyalty for his kind and a desire that he die in Arthur's place.
How did King Arthur encounter the green knight?
He killed him
What is Arthur's response once the green knight has left in sir gawain and the green knight?
He is in bewildered and proud of Gawain.
