ENG 151 FINAL Questions with Complete
Solutions
What supernatural element occurs in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? when Sir Gawain
chops off the Green Knights head, the Green Knight does not die
Who does Sir Gawain stay with while on his quest to seek out the Green Knight, and what is the
bargain the two agree to? He stays with Bertilak and Lady Bertilak. They agree to a pact
that each will give the other what they received that day
Does Sir Gawain keep his part of the bargain and how does he feel about it? No, the lady
visited him three times and on the third time offered him her magic green girdle which would
protect him from harm. Sir Gawain takes it & feels guilty when he deceives her husband.
What does the Gawain do to the Green Knight? Stunned, Arthur hesitates to respond, but
when the Green Knight mocks Arthur's silence, the king steps forward to take the challenge. As
soon as Arthur grips the Green Knight's axe, Sir Gawain leaps up and asks to take the challenge
himself. He takes hold of the axe and, in one deadly blow, cuts off the knight's head.
, What is so special about the sash that the Lady gives Gawain? Whoever wears the belt
will not be killed, "For whoever is buckled into this green belt, as long as it is tightly fastened
about him, there is no man on earth who can strike him down, for he cannot be killed by any
trick in the world." (335)
What is the one condition that the lady gives Gawain in regard to the Green Sash? He
cannot let the lord know, "And she begged him for her sake never to reveal it, but loyal hide it
from her husband, gawain gives his word. That no one should ever know of it, not for anything
but themselves." (335)
What does Gawain do before he goes to the green chapel and what does he ask for? He
goes to confession and then asks for absolution
What are Gawain's "five virtues"? 1. to be faultless in his five senses;
2. never to fail in his five fingers;
3. to be faithful to the five wounds that Christ received on the cross;
4. to be strengthened by the five joys that the Virgin Mary had in Jesus (the Annunciation,
Nativity, Resurrection, Ascension, and Assumption);
5. and to possess brotherly love, courtesy, piety, and chastity.
Solutions
What supernatural element occurs in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? when Sir Gawain
chops off the Green Knights head, the Green Knight does not die
Who does Sir Gawain stay with while on his quest to seek out the Green Knight, and what is the
bargain the two agree to? He stays with Bertilak and Lady Bertilak. They agree to a pact
that each will give the other what they received that day
Does Sir Gawain keep his part of the bargain and how does he feel about it? No, the lady
visited him three times and on the third time offered him her magic green girdle which would
protect him from harm. Sir Gawain takes it & feels guilty when he deceives her husband.
What does the Gawain do to the Green Knight? Stunned, Arthur hesitates to respond, but
when the Green Knight mocks Arthur's silence, the king steps forward to take the challenge. As
soon as Arthur grips the Green Knight's axe, Sir Gawain leaps up and asks to take the challenge
himself. He takes hold of the axe and, in one deadly blow, cuts off the knight's head.
, What is so special about the sash that the Lady gives Gawain? Whoever wears the belt
will not be killed, "For whoever is buckled into this green belt, as long as it is tightly fastened
about him, there is no man on earth who can strike him down, for he cannot be killed by any
trick in the world." (335)
What is the one condition that the lady gives Gawain in regard to the Green Sash? He
cannot let the lord know, "And she begged him for her sake never to reveal it, but loyal hide it
from her husband, gawain gives his word. That no one should ever know of it, not for anything
but themselves." (335)
What does Gawain do before he goes to the green chapel and what does he ask for? He
goes to confession and then asks for absolution
What are Gawain's "five virtues"? 1. to be faultless in his five senses;
2. never to fail in his five fingers;
3. to be faithful to the five wounds that Christ received on the cross;
4. to be strengthened by the five joys that the Virgin Mary had in Jesus (the Annunciation,
Nativity, Resurrection, Ascension, and Assumption);
5. and to possess brotherly love, courtesy, piety, and chastity.
