{"id":1945,"date":"2020-02-16T23:15:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T23:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/epcc-britlit1\/?post_type=chapter&p=1945"},"modified":"2020-02-16T23:18:18","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T23:18:18","slug":"discussion-questions-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/epcc-britlit1\/chapter\/discussion-questions-2\/","title":{"raw":"Discussion Questions","rendered":"Discussion Questions"},"content":{"raw":"
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  1. In what ways are the Christmas and New Year's festivities described in this story similar to festivities today?<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. What chivalrous qualities are evident in King Arthur at the beginning of the story?<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. How does the Green Knight taunt the brave knights of the Round Table?<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Why does Gawain offer to take up the Green Knight's challenge?<\/li>\r\n \t
  5. Why does Gawain set off to find the Green Chapel?<\/li>\r\n \t
  6. What trials does Gawain experience on the trail to fulfill his obligation?<\/li>\r\n \t
  7. What conflicting codes must Gawain reconcile when he is tempted by the Bertilak's wife?<\/li>\r\n \t
  8. How do the hunting scenes and bedroom scenes complement each other in the last part of the story?<\/li>\r\n \t
  9. Why does Gawain keep the sash when he should have given it to Berlilak?<\/li>\r\n \t
  10. \u00a0What is admirable about Gawain?\u00a0 Does he have any faults?<\/li>\r\n \t
  11. \u00a0What might the Green Knight represent symbolically?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","rendered":"
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    1. In what ways are the Christmas and New Year’s festivities described in this story similar to festivities today?<\/li>\n
    2. What chivalrous qualities are evident in King Arthur at the beginning of the story?<\/li>\n
    3. How does the Green Knight taunt the brave knights of the Round Table?<\/li>\n
    4. Why does Gawain offer to take up the Green Knight’s challenge?<\/li>\n
    5. Why does Gawain set off to find the Green Chapel?<\/li>\n
    6. What trials does Gawain experience on the trail to fulfill his obligation?<\/li>\n
    7. What conflicting codes must Gawain reconcile when he is tempted by the Bertilak’s wife?<\/li>\n
    8. How do the hunting scenes and bedroom scenes complement each other in the last part of the story?<\/li>\n
    9. Why does Gawain keep the sash when he should have given it to Berlilak?<\/li>\n
    10. \u00a0What is admirable about Gawain?\u00a0 Does he have any faults?<\/li>\n
    11. \u00a0What might the Green Knight represent symbolically?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t
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