Medieval Romance Essay
In a double spaced, five-paragraph comparative essay, analyze the concept of the
medieval romance in A Knight’s Tale, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” and Le
Morte d’Arthur. Each text should be referenced and analyzed at least once in the
essay. You will need at least six examples to support the points in the body
paragraphs.
I.
Introduction (should be about 5 sentences)
Formal Literary Attention-Getting Opener (use a line from the book that relates to
your thesis, a quote that relates to your topic, a reflection on the topic, etc.)
B.
Tie attention-getter into rest of introduction; stay focused on purpose of the paper
(mention the titles and authors of the text you’re analyzing somewhere within your
introduction)
1. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”
genre: _____________ translator: ________________
2. Morte D’Arthur
genre: _____________ author: __________________
3. A Knight’s Tale- No parenthetical citations- mention the film’s title in your
sentence(s)
Characters:
Count Adhemar
Jocelyn
William Thatcher/Sir Ulrich Von Lichtenstein
Geoffrey Chaucer
Roland
Wat
A.
C.
II.
Thesis statement: The literary aspects of medieval romance reflect medieval
society. * Must relate to the question: So what?
Body Paragraph One
Transitional phrase, topic sentence
T+Context+DTE+MLA
Significance of quote 1
T+Context+DTE+MLA
Significance of quote 2
Concluding Sentence
III.
Body Paragraph Two
Transitional phrase, topic sentence
T+Context+DTE+MLA
Significance of quote 1
T+Context+DTE+MLA
Significance of quote 2
Concluding Sentence
IV.
Body Paragraph Three
Transitional phrase, topic sentence
T+Context+DTE+MLA
Significance of quote 1
T+Context+DTE+MLA
Significance of quote 2
Concluding Sentence
V.
Conclusion (should be about 5 sentences)
Transitional phrase, topic sentence (restate thesis)
Refer back to attention getter
Summary of main idea of body paragraph #1
Summary of main idea of body paragraph #2
Summary of main idea of body paragraph #3
Concluding sentence