Kurt Blankenheim
Ms. Nielsen
English 9 (1)
19 February 2012 © ™ ®
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Hola again here for blog number 2! This story is a wonderful late 14th century middle-English literature. The book's author is completely anonymous because it's so old. This is my first blog, so I've just started it, about a couple hundred pages into it. First off it is a VERY long book, all 727 pages of it! It's really long because that's the way things were written hundreds of years ago. So I just got to the part of Sir Gawain's task that the Green Knight gives to him. Pretty much in the middle of the story. The task the Green knight gives to Sir Gawain is to take his axe and chop off the Green Knight's head. This is obviously a hard objective for Sir Gawain, because he never kills anyone, he's always too nice. If this was a quest for anyone else they probably would have no problem doing it. But for Sir Gawain its extremely hard and the fact that he's also very very intimidating! So the Green Knight is trying to break Sir Gawain's bad habits and make him become a better knight. Make him more powerful, brave, courageous, and feel more confident. So, even though he's scared out of his mind, Sir Gawain gladly takes him up on the offer. The deal is Sir Gawain gets to take a hit on the Green Knights neck, to get ride of fear. However, in exactly one year, and a day, the Green Knight gets to take a hit on him back if he's still living. So, the deal is made.
At fist, Sir Gawain keeps on asking are you sure I should do this? Are you sure? But, all the Green Knight says is stop wasting time do it! But, Sir Gawain is still feeling really iffy. However, he still needed to accomplish this task so Sir Gawain took his remarkable hit on the Green Knights neck, and it was critical! Then Green Knight's head crashed to the ground, and he just picked it right back up and said I'll see you in one year and a day. So the Green Knight didn't die! This shows he's immortal, he can't die! So Sir Gawain soon realizes why he was given this task. It was no longer what he thought it was to kill him, the Green Knight wanted to teach him a lesson on braveness. So, Sir Gawain goes back to the castle talking all about how brave he was, trying to get every one's attention. So I think the good part of this section of my reading would be the importance of Sir Gawain starting to become brave and learning to be a better knight, however, he still isn't there yet. But, based on what's happened I bet when I continue to keep on reading the author will show more improvements of Sir Gawain getting to be a real knight who is no longer a "coward."
If you all are still wondering about that weird mysterious green knight I found a quote that will help describe him a little bit better. "There hurtles in at the hall-door an unknown rider, One the greatest on ground in growth of his frame: From broad neck to buttocks so bulky and thick, And his loins and his legs so long and so great, Half a giant on earth I hold him to be, But believe him no less than the largest of men, And the seemliest in his stature to see, as he rides, His waist in its width was worthily small, And formed with every feature in fair accord was he. Great wonder in hall At his hue most strange to see, For man and gear and all Were green as green could be." ~From Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I hope that helps you get a better picture of him!
However, I still have a few questions that have been unanswered in this story. One is how the heck did the Green Knight become green in the first place? Another question is why did the author choose to make him green? Why not blue, red, or purple? I would hope I could get an answer soon, but I doubt it will just come out and tell me why!
~posted via Blackberry
At fist, Sir Gawain keeps on asking are you sure I should do this? Are you sure? But, all the Green Knight says is stop wasting time do it! But, Sir Gawain is still feeling really iffy. However, he still needed to accomplish this task so Sir Gawain took his remarkable hit on the Green Knights neck, and it was critical! Then Green Knight's head crashed to the ground, and he just picked it right back up and said I'll see you in one year and a day. So the Green Knight didn't die! This shows he's immortal, he can't die! So Sir Gawain soon realizes why he was given this task. It was no longer what he thought it was to kill him, the Green Knight wanted to teach him a lesson on braveness. So, Sir Gawain goes back to the castle talking all about how brave he was, trying to get every one's attention. So I think the good part of this section of my reading would be the importance of Sir Gawain starting to become brave and learning to be a better knight, however, he still isn't there yet. But, based on what's happened I bet when I continue to keep on reading the author will show more improvements of Sir Gawain getting to be a real knight who is no longer a "coward."
If you all are still wondering about that weird mysterious green knight I found a quote that will help describe him a little bit better. "There hurtles in at the hall-door an unknown rider, One the greatest on ground in growth of his frame: From broad neck to buttocks so bulky and thick, And his loins and his legs so long and so great, Half a giant on earth I hold him to be, But believe him no less than the largest of men, And the seemliest in his stature to see, as he rides, His waist in its width was worthily small, And formed with every feature in fair accord was he. Great wonder in hall At his hue most strange to see, For man and gear and all Were green as green could be." ~From Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I hope that helps you get a better picture of him!
However, I still have a few questions that have been unanswered in this story. One is how the heck did the Green Knight become green in the first place? Another question is why did the author choose to make him green? Why not blue, red, or purple? I would hope I could get an answer soon, but I doubt it will just come out and tell me why!
~posted via Blackberry
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