Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

 Due Tuesday, Oct 2 (some will have to be done at home as you need to follow links). 

1.  Read and annotate Sir Gawain the Green Knight by Friday evening. 

2.  Answer These Questions as a 

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Reading Response Journal

1. Why does Gawain wish to take on the Green Knight, initially?
2. What is important about the number five in this poem?
3. What do you think the hunting scenes may symbolize?
4. How does he show himself a good knight? 
5. How does Gawain sin?  What is his punishment?  How do other knights and ladies react to his punishment?
6. In the end, who do we learn is behind all this drama?  What was the original intent of this person? 
7. Why do you think the wild knight is green; why might that color be fitting or symbolic? 
8. Find the most beautiful line or set of lines you notice, copy them out, and explain what makes them rich.