Name: _______________
Llanos
English 10A ____
Date: __________
1.10
Characteristics of the Medieval Romance:
“Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”
I.
Medieval Romance
A. People looked to _____________________ and _____________________ to
help them live a virtuous (moral) life
B. _______________________ _____________: stories of heroic knights and their
adventures; focused on chivalry
Chivalry is…
1. Strict set of rules for _____________________ behavior
2. _________________ and behavioral code
3. Combination of _____________________ and ___________________
ideals
4. Chivalric values: faith, modesty, __________________, courtesy,
__________________ and ______________
C. Knights respected and defended the ______________, _____________,
____________________ and victims of ______________________________
II.
King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable
A. Tales were popular because they were set in an ___________________ that
was world nothing like real medieval England
1. Arthurian world:
a. castles, heroes, magical spells
b. ________________/_________________ love***
i. Modeled on ________________ relationship between a
knight and his lord
ii. Knight serves lady with obedience and _____________
iii. Knight’s love for the lady inspires him to do great deeds
2. Medieval England:
a. Plagues, political battles, civil unrest
b. Women seen as men’s property and the inferior sex
B. Famous knights in King Arthur’s tales
1. Launcelot: greatest, most distinguished knight in later Arthurian tales
2. ______ ________________: Arthur’s nephew; famous for courage and
unfailing __________________ in early Arthurian tales
Characteristics of the Romance Genre
1. ___________________ adventure
a. _______________ heroes
b. _______________/gallant love
c. _______________ code of honor
d. _______________ deeds
2. ________ ____________ setting
a. Depicts events unlike those of ordinary life
b. _______________ heroes and era in which they live
3. _____________________ tone
4. Involves ___________________ (dragons, castles, magical spells, etc.)