Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Study Guide PART ONE 1. Where and when does King Arthur’s court convene? (Line 37) 2. Characterize Arthur. (85-89) 3. What vow has Arthur Taken? (90-98) 4. What name is given to Gawain? (108-09) 5. What is Gawain’s relationship to Arthur? (111) 6. Quote six descriptions of the “ghastly knight.” (135-202) 7. What does the knight carry in both his hands? (206-20) 8. Why is the knight in Arthur’s court? (257-64) 9. What does the “branch” indicate? (265-66) 10. What is the Christmas sport the knight wants to play? (284-300) 11. What happens when the knight asks for a challenger to play his game? (299-310) 12. What is the knight’s reaction to the answer he receives from Arthur’s court? (311-22) 13. How does Arthur react to the knight’s taunts? (326-27) 14. What does Gawain do when he sees Arthur’s plan?(339-61) 15. Describes what happens to the “green man” when the axe strikes him. (323-43) 16. What order does he give Gawain? (451-55) 17. Why are Arthur and Gawain grinning after the encounter? (463-66) PART TWO 18. What is the name of Gawain’s horse? (598) 19. Describe Gawain’s shield.(620-65) 20. What is the pentangle called in England? (630) 21. What five meanings are provided for the five stars on the pentangle? (640-65) 22. What enemies does Gawain face on his journey? (716-26) 23. What other challenges does Gawain face? (726-50) 24. Describe Gawain’s “gracious host.” (842-49) 25. Describe the “lord’s lady.” (943-45) 26. Describe the lady’s attendant. (950-65) 27. What deal does the lord make with Gawain regarding Gawain’s stay in his castle? (1105-20) PART THREE 28. How does the lady tempt Gawain on the first night? (1186-1217) 29. How does Gawain react? (1217-20) 30. How does the lady attempt to further tempt Gawain? (1227-40) 31. How does Gawain defend his honor? (1241-44) 32. What compromise does the lady make regarding what she wants? (1297-1306) 33. What does the knight capture on his first hunt? 34. What does Gawain exchange with the knight for his meal? (1387-89) 35. The same pattern of temptation and refusal happens with the boar hunt and then the fox hunt, but on that third night, Gawain accepts a gift other than a kiss from the lady. What does she first offer him? (1818) 36. What is the second gift she offers him? (1828-35) 37. How does she tempt him to take it? (1851-55) 38. What does Gawain replay the lord with after the fox hunt? (1937) PART FOUR 39.