TODAY IN CLASS
As announced on Monday (and in Monday's blog post), there was a second quiz on the pilgrims today; it's worth the full 25 points.  I hope that the unexpected open-note opportunity proved useful to you.

Though we didn't discuss any of it in class today, you were supposed to have finished the last excerpt from "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" last night.  If you didn't . . . you'll be able to catch up now.

FOR TOMORROW
You will be given a half-sheet of paper and just a very few minutes of time to respond to one or more of the following specific questions.  A few are "short and sweet"; others require tracing action or details in order to track evidence. YOU DON"T NEED TO WRITE OUT "ANSWERS" tonight--just mark up your hand-outs so that you can find details easily.

1. As the time nears for Gawain's journey, how is the behavior of the court around Sir Gawain himself at odds with what they say around King Arthur?

2. a) Identify/number each element of Gawain's personal attire and weaponry.
    b) Where does Gawain go/what does he do between dressing and going to his horse?
    c) How is his horse "dressed"?
    d) circle three words from stanza 25-26 that you absolutely don't know

3.  So what's important/significant about what is decribed in stanzas 25-26?

4.  Stanzas 27-28 describe his shield and the significance of the symbol which decorates it. Track all the ways that 5 is a significant number here.  Be sure to circle the precise traits in Gawain that the  pentacle represents.

5.  How was Gawain "tested" on his journey?  Trace both the physical hardships he endured and the dangers that he overcame.

6.  What precisely was he praying for at the time that he crossed himself three times and then saw the beautiful castle?

7.  AFTER he leaves the castle to find the Green Chapel, what details of the setting are especially daunting?

8. What elements are revealed at the end that support the classification of this work as a medieval romance?

ALSO--Read about Sir Thomas Malory (pp. 246-247) and the "Siege of Benwick" section of this excerpt (pp. 248-253).