... an age of early innocence to the reality within experience. Courage, virtue, and chastity of the ideal knight are being challenged by beheading, hunting, and temptation from the Green Knight (Samuels). Besides the many symbols in the beginning, there are many more that follow the introduction. One is the Virgin Mary. Gawain is completely devoted to her; he is known by the translator, ... Gardner, as "Mary's Knight" (Galenet). She represents chastity, honor, and Christian protection. Also in Gawain's favor, he possesses the pentangle on his shield. This symbol looks like an infinite knot...

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... this journey he preys to God for his guidance. Sir Gawain's shield can be seen as a symbol of Christ, the pentangle representing the five wounds of Christ. A picture of the Virgin Mary is also on his shield. In "Morte Darthur", Christianity is exemplified in the search for the Holy Grail, the glass ... increasing thirst for knowledge. The writers of this era began incorporating their new ideas into literature. In this era the common themes are virtue and moral teachings, and good vs. evil. First, moral teachings can be found in Thomas Mores "Utopia". In this book More uses an imaginary l...

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• Grade Level: High School