1. Beowulf And Gawain
... breath; therefore I have with me my shield and corslet... (Beowulf 2505-2511) It is here civilization lets Beowulf down. His companions, all of them "sons of nobles" actually "shrank back into the forest/ scared for their own lives." (Beowulf 2582, 2584-2585). Only one warrior, Wiglaf, stays ... are associated with both. The Green Knight represents all sorts of aspects of the Celtic natural and spiritual worldview. He lives out in the woods and spends his days hunting; he dresses in green, the color of nature; he comes to Arthur's court entirely without armor: Yet ... of nature and spiri...
- Word Count: 3062
- Approx Pages: 12
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School
